Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20120805/Ohana/src/addstar/src/addstar_create_ID.c
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--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20120805/Ohana/src/addstar/src/addstar_create_ID.c	(revision 34390)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20120805/Ohana/src/addstar/src/addstar_create_ID.c	(revision 34390)
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+# include "addstar.h"
+
+// If this function is unable to open the image table, it creates a new one
+// set the database ID in the Image.dat header
+int addstar_create_ID () {
+
+  int status;
+  FITS_DB db;
+
+  /*** update the image table ***/
+  /* setup image table format and lock */
+  db.mode   = dvo_catalog_catmode (CATMODE);
+  db.format = dvo_catalog_catformat (CATFORMAT);
+  status    = dvo_image_lock (&db, ImageCat, 2.0, LCK_XCLD);  // shorter timeout?
+  if (!status) Shutdown ("ERROR: failure to lock image catalog %s", db.filename);
+
+  /* load or create the image table */
+  if (db.dbstate == LCK_EMPTY) {
+    if (VERBOSE) fprintf (stderr, "can't find %s, creating a new one\n", ImageCat);
+    dvo_image_create (&db, GetZeroPoint());
+  } else {
+    if (!dvo_image_load (&db, VERBOSE, FORCE_READ)) {
+      Shutdown ("can't read image catalog %s", db.filename);
+    }
+    if (!dvo_image_createID (&db.header)) {
+      fprintf (stderr, "failed to add database ID\n");
+      exit (1);
+    }
+  }
+  fseeko (db.f, 0, SEEK_SET);
+
+  status = fwrite (db.header.buffer, 1, db.header.datasize, db.f);
+  if (status != db.header.datasize) {
+    fprintf (stderr, "failed to write data to image header\n");
+    exit (1);
+  }
+
+  dvo_image_unlock (&db);
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+// NOTE: Photcodes (and ZERO_POINT) and ImageCat are set in ConfigInit.c