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PAR_STATE - Inquires the state of a parameter    

Description:
This routine returns the current state of the indicated parameter. The possible states are GROUND, ACTIVE, CANCELLED and ANNULLED.

Invocation:
CALL PAR_STATE( PARAM, STATE, STATUS )

Arguments:
PARAM = CHARACTER * ( * ) (Given)
The parameter name.
STATE = INTEGER (Returned)
The current state value of the parameter.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
The global status.

Notes:
The symbolic names for these state values are as follows. PAR__GROUND is the ground state, PAR__ACTIVE is the active state, PAR__CANCEL is the cancelled state, and PAR__NULLST is the null state. These are defined in the Fortran INCLUDE file 'PAR_PAR'.



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PAR Interface to the ADAM Parameter System
Starlink User Note 114
Malcolm J. Currie
Alan J. Chipperfield
1999 September 24
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk