> Alberto
Thank you for your support and code. I think I might have made typos in my supposedly identical examples of sexg strings.
> Only one group, ***the last one***, can be a float.
It would have the advantage of placating the IRAF contingent, but perhaps it is a little brittle, depending as it does on the presence of a tiny decimal point?
1h 2.m 3d 4m 5.s --> RA=1h 2m 0s, Dec = 3d 4m 0s
is different from
1h 2m 3.d 4m 5.s --> RA=1h 2m 3s, Dec = 4d 5m 0s
Roy
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Received on 2006-09-17Z02:35:34