NAME
util - Manipulating character strings, numbers, and dates
ABSTRACT
Over 100 routines are contained in the UTIL library. Routines from
this library are currently used by more than 25 programs. The
library contains a mix of basic utility routines for manipulating
character strings, retrieving and calculating various items
associated with dates and time, sorting arrays, copying arrays,
writing text to the screen, and reading text from the screen. This
code is generally well documented, both internally and in separate
documentation.
The UTIL library is included in the LIB distribution.
HISTORY
Version 3.1 1996/12/11 - Corrected how function CNVTDG converted
degree-minute-second latitudes and longitudes to decimal degrees.
Version 3.0 1996/03/01 - Include file names changed to lower case.
Renamed routines that return current date and time, date, and
time to SYDATM, SYDATE, and SYTIME, respectively (had been
DATNOW, JULDAT, and GETIME).
Version 2.1 1994/08/11 - Updates
Version 2.0 1994/05/27 - General release
Version 1.0 1992 - General release, ported to UNIX platform.
NOTE: Version numbers and dates are for the entire LIB set of
libraries. A new version does not necessarily indicate that
all of the libraries have changed.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
UTIL is written in Fortran 77 with the following extension: use of
include files. UTIL contains three routines that call system date
and (or) time routines. Versions are provided for Data General,
Sun, PC (Lahey), Silicon Graphics, DEC, and Prime.
DOCUMENTATION
A subroutine reference guide is provided in the distribution.
CONTACTS
Operation and Distribution:
U.S. Geological Survey
Hydrologic Analysis Software Support Program
437 National Center
Reston, VA 20192
h2osoft@usgs.gov
Official versions of U.S. Geological Survey water-resources analysis
software are available for electronic retrieval via the World Wide
Web (WWW) at:
http://water.usgs.gov/software/
and via anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP) from:
water.usgs.gov (path: /pub/software).
The WWW page and anonymous FTP directory from which the LIB software
can be retrieved are, respectively:
http://water.usgs.gov/software/lib.html
--and--
/pub/software/general/lib