issue with ASAP output in CLASS format

[belloche@…]

Dear ASAP helpdesk,

I'm trying to export some MOPRA spectra into CLASS format from ASAP v3.0.1 (2010-05-25) on kaputar in Narrabri, using the task "save(...,format='CLASS')" but it does not work. It produces FITS files but CLASS (version oct09a on my desktop in Germany, the CLASS version in Narrabri being very very old) complains about the FITS format not being standard. I also checked with version may10d of CLASS and the problem was the same. Same issue when I try the ASAP output format 'FITS' instead of 'CLASS'. Here are the error messages:

LAS90>  file in test_IF0.fits
I-GAG,  Converting from ?... to IEEE
I-CONVERT,  File is [Unknown]
F-INPUT,  Non-standard file test_IF0.fits                                   

Best wishes, Arnaud Belloche (MOPRA observer, project M506)

[Malte Marquarding]

Dear Malte,

> > could you sumbit this a s a new ticket in the asap issue tracker (See 
> > the note at asap startup).
> > 
Done.

> > Can you provide me with an example "standard" fits file exported from class.
> >
See attached file.

> > Have you also tried to export it from asap  as "fits" rather than "class"?
> > 
Yes I tried, same issue.

But there is something new: I tried to read the test_class.fits with "file 
in" in CLASS and it complained the same way!! However, it works fine with 
the CLASS command "fits read". I did the same experiment with the MOPRA 
fits files exported with ASAP as 'CLASS', and "fits read" does seem to 
work!! I'm really confused, I thought the "file in" command should have 

worked properly...

[Malte Marquarding]

You should probably contact the class developers about this.

[Malte Marquarding]

I think the wrong task was used. Reopen if I was wrong.