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AST_IMPORT - Import an Object pointer to the current context

Description:
This routine imports an Object pointer that was created in a higher or lower level context, into the current AST context. This means that the pointer will be annulled when the current context is ended (with AST_END).
Invocation:
CALL AST_IMPORT( THIS, STATUS )
Arguments:
THIS = INTEGER (Given)
Object pointer to be imported.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
The global status.
Class Applicability:
Object
This routine applies to all Objects.


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AST A Library for Handling World Coordinate Systems in Astronomy
Starlink User Note 210
R.F. Warren-Smith & D.S. Berry
24th May 2011
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

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