Index: trunk/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAfileFitsIO.c
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--- trunk/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAfileFitsIO.c	(revision 9067)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAfileFitsIO.c	(revision 9950)
@@ -16,4 +16,48 @@
 #include "pmFPAfile.h"
 #include "pmFPAfileFitsIO.h"
+
+// given an already-opened fits file, read the table corresponding to the specified view
+bool pmFPAviewReadFitsTable(const pmFPAview *view, pmFPAfile *file, const char *name)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(view, false);
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(file, false);
+
+    pmFPA *fpa = file->fpa;             // FPA of interest
+    psFits *fits = file->fits;          // FITS file
+
+    if (view->chip == -1) {
+        return pmFPAReadTable(fpa, fits, name) > 0;
+    }
+
+    if (view->cell == -1) {
+        pmChip *chip = pmFPAviewThisChip(view, fpa); // Chip of interest
+        return pmChipReadTable(chip, fits, name) > 0;
+    }
+
+    pmCell *cell = pmFPAviewThisCell(view, fpa); // Cell of interest
+    return pmCellReadTable(cell, fits, name) > 0;
+}
+
+// given an already-opened fits file, write the table corresponding to the specified view
+bool pmFPAviewWriteFitsTable(const pmFPAview *view, pmFPAfile *file, const char *name)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(view, false);
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(file, false);
+
+    pmFPA *fpa = file->fpa;             // FPA of interest
+    psFits *fits = file->fits;          // FITS file
+
+    if (view->chip == -1) {
+        return pmFPAWriteTable(fits, fpa, name) > 0;
+    }
+
+    if (view->cell == -1) {
+        pmChip *chip = pmFPAviewThisChip(view, fpa); // Chip of interest
+        return pmChipWriteTable(fits, chip, name) > 0;
+    }
+
+    pmCell *cell = pmFPAviewThisCell(view, fpa); // Cell of interest
+    return pmCellWriteTable(fits, cell, name) > 0;
+}
 
 // given an already-opened fits file, read the components corresponding
@@ -226,2 +270,61 @@
 }
 
+
+// Free the table within a cell
+static void freeTable(pmCell *cell,     // Cell of interest
+                      const char *name  // Name of table to free
+                     )
+{
+    assert(cell);
+    assert(name && strlen(name) > 0);
+
+    psString headerName = NULL;         // Name of header
+    psStringAppend(&headerName, "%s.HEADER", name);
+    if (psMetadataLookup(cell->analysis, headerName)) {
+        psMetadataRemoveKey(cell->analysis, headerName);
+    }
+    psFree(headerName);
+
+    if (psMetadataLookup(cell->analysis, name)) {
+        psMetadataRemoveKey(cell->analysis, name);
+    }
+
+    return;
+}
+
+// given a file, free the components corresponding to the specified view
+bool pmFPAviewFreeFitsTable (const pmFPAview *view, pmFPAfile *file, const char *name)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(view, false);
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(file, false);
+
+    pmFPA *fpa = file->fpa;
+
+    if (view->chip == -1) {
+        psArray *chips = fpa->chips;    // Array of chips
+        for (int i = 0; i < chips->n; i++) {
+            pmChip *chip = chips->data[i]; // Chip of interest
+            psArray *cells = chip->cells; // Array of cells
+            for (int j = 0; j < cells->n; j++) {
+                pmCell *cell = cells->data[j]; // Cell of interest
+                freeTable(cell, name);
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (view->cell == -1) {
+        pmChip *chip = pmFPAviewThisChip(view, fpa); // Chip of interest
+        psArray *cells = chip->cells;   // Array of cells
+        for (int i = 0; i < cells->n; i++) {
+            pmCell *cell = cells->data[i]; // Cell of interest
+            freeTable(cell, name);
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    pmCell *cell = pmFPAviewThisCell(view, fpa); // Cell of interest
+    freeTable(cell, name);
+    return true;
+}
+