Read FITS table using CCFits

ccfits_read_table.cxx

#include <CCfits>

int main()
{

  CCfits::FITS::setVerboseMode(true);

  try

    {

        // Open file for reading
      std::auto_ptr<CCfits::FITS> input_file(new CCfits::FITS("moon.fits",CCfits::Read));

      // Create pointer to extension
      CCfits::ExtHDU& ephemeris = input_file->extension("EPHEMERIS");

      // Declare arrays that will hold values
      std::valarray<double> jd;

      // Read rows
      CCfits::Column& column = ephemeris.column("jd");
      column.read(jd, 1, column.rows());

      // Print out the first value to check
      std::cout << jd[0] << std::endl;

    }
    
  catch (CCfits::FitsException&) 
    
    {
      std::cerr << " Fits Exception Thrown by test function \n";       
    }

  return 0;

}