DEFINE TABLE

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DEFINE TABLE

            [SIC\]DEFINE TABLE Var1 File1 Key1 [Var2 File2 Key2 [...]] [/GLOBAL]

        Define variables associated to GILDAS images located in  the  files,  if
        specified. The variable type and dimensions are derived according to the
        value of the keyword Key and the file content:
          - READ or WRITE: use the type and dimensions from the file,  and  con-
            nect  the  image  in Readonly or ReadWrite access. The variable name
            must not include any dimension field.
          - DOUBLE, INTEGER or REAL: create a new table of the  specified  type.
            The  dimensions must then be specified in the dimension field of the
            variable name, as for a standard variable. The  associated  file  is
            created, unless a star ('*') is used as file name.
          - EXTEND: take type and first dimensions from the file, but extend the
            last dimension to the value specified in the  dimension  field.  The
            full syntax in this case is thus
                    DEFINE TABLE Var[Ldim] File EXTEND
            where Ldim is the new value for the last dimension.

        DEFINE TABLE  does  not  create  any  additional variables for the image
        header. See DEFINE IMAGE and DEFINE HEADER for this information.