GROWYT-Copies an image into contiguous YT planes of a cube

Description:

GROWYT copies an image into successive planes of a cube (strictly a cuboid) for which the X value is constant. This is the reverse of the YTPLANE fnction, except that all the planes grown into the cube are the same.

Parameters:

IMAGE

The name of the image to be used.

CUBE

The name of the data cube into which the image is to be grown. Successive 'X' planes (planes for which the first array index is constant) will be set the same as IMAGE. If CUBE does not exist, one will be created. If it does exist, its second and third dimensions must match the dimensions of IMAGE.

XSTART

The number of the first plane in the cube involved in this operation.

XEND

The number of the last plane in the cube involved in this operation.

NEW

If not set, and a cube of the specified name exists, then IMAGE will be grown into that existing cube. If NEW is set, a new cube will always be created.

XSIZE

If a new cube has to be created, its first dimension is unknown and has to specified as XSIZE. The other two dimensions will be those of the image.

Source comments:

 G R O W 3

 This is the main routine for the Figaro commands GROWXY, GROWXT
 and GROWYT.  These both copy an cube into one or more
 planes of a cuboid, GROWXY copying into planes of constant T,
 GROWYT into planes of constant X, and GROWXT into planes of
 constant Y.  The operations performed by GROWXY, GROWXT and
 GROWYT are the inverses of XYPLANE, XTPLANE and YTPLANE
 respectively.

 Command parameters -

 IMAGE       (Character) The name of the input image file.
             This will actually be image.dst.

 CUBE        (Character) The name of the cube into which the
             image is to be copied.  If the cube file does
             not exist, or if NEW is set, a new file is created
             with all other data elements set to zero.

 XSTART,     (Numeric) The number of the first plane
 YSTART or   into which the image is to be copied.  XSTART
 TSTART      is used by GROWYT, YSTART by GROWXT, TSTART by GROWXY.

 XEND,       (Numeric) The number of the last plane
 YEND, or    into which the image is to be copied.  XEND is
 TEND        used by GROWYT, YEND by GROWXT, TEND by GROWXY.

 XSIZE,      (Numeric) If a new cube has to be created, two
 YSIZE, or   of its dimensions will be those of the image, but
 TSIZE       the other is unknown.  This has to be specified as
             XSIZE, YSIZE or TSIZE for GROWYT, GROWXT, GROWXY
             respectively.

 Command Keywords

 NEW         Used to force the creation of a new cube, even if
             such an cube exists already.

 User variables used -  None
                                         KS / AAO 15th April 1985