Batch edit fits headers

[Enzo De Bernardini]

Hi Mike,

You can download it (and others) by setting a new repository directly on PI (see Alejandro's link), or if you prefer, I'm attaching the zipped script for download.

By the way, script's credits are for Juan, I just added the GUI. To all: feel free to change the script to improve the GUI or add some features.

Greetings,

Enzo.

[oldwexi]

Thanks!
Very nice!!
Gerald

[martin farmer]

Hello All,

I have been following this closely with interest. I have a lot of flat files that don't have any filter type in the fits header so tonight I tried the script.
It failed as my entry for old keyword value is blank (see screen capture) and the net result it did not work.
I tried with another key word value like OBSERVER and this had a value already and I could change this successfully with the script.

So it wouldn't work with blank fields - any ideas gents

Thanks for the efforts all with this development.

Regards
Martin

[Enzo De Bernardini]

Hi Martin, please test the script variation attached. I have removed the requirement of that value, but I'm not sure you have some unexpected behavior...

Greetings,

Enzo.

[martin farmer]

Hello Enzo,

Yes I can confirm that this latest version you have kindly posted works with blank entries as a value you need to change.
I have very quickly modified my collection of Flat file headers to now include the filter.


Thank you for your efforts, and indeed all who have contributed.

Martin

[FlyingBeagles]

Apologies for raising an older thread, but thought it might be useful to provide some feedback.

I recently had cause to change the focal length in the FITS header for a series of shots taken back in 2017.  I was just starting to use SGP and really had not much of an idea of what I was doing (a bit like I am with PI right now).  Anyway, for some reason my focal length was set to 517mm in stead of 714mm per the ES ED102CF I have.

Anyway, after some reading and assistance from Rob for pointing me in the right direction, I eventually found and ran the script to change the focal length accordingly.  I found some interesting results however. 

Running the script on either my High Sierra iMac, or Win 10Pro PC, the script would append a . on the end of the digit so instead of getting 714 the value was 714.  Given it is a digit, it may well treat 714. as 714.00 therefore making no difference at all, but still thought it might be worth pointing out.

Pete