NAME

       gopen_gks - opens the GKS package

SYNOPSIS

       #include <ncarg/gks.h>

       void gopen_gks(const char *err_file, size_t mem_unit);

DESCRIPTION

       err_file    (Input) - The place to which error messages are to be written.  Typically this
                   should be "stdout".

       mem_unit    (Input) - The dimension of an internal  buffer.   Currently  in  NCAR  GKS-0A,
                   mem_unit is ignored.

USAGE

       To  get  output to any workstation, gopen_gks, gopen_ws and gactivate_ws must be called in
       that order.  For jobs producing only CGM output, the three calls to  gopen_gks,  gopen_ws,
       and gactivate_ws can be replaced with a call to the SPPS function c_opngks().

ACCESS

       To use the GKS C-binding routines, load the ncarg_gks and ncarg_c libraries.

SEE ALSO

       Online: gopen_ws(3NCARG), gactivate_ws(3NCARG), gdeactivate_ws(3NCARG), gclose_ws(3NCARG),
       gclose_gks(3NCARG),   gupd_ws(3NCARG),   opngks(3NCARG),   clsgks(3NCARG),    gks(3NCARG),
       ncarg_gks_cbind(3NCARG)

       Hardcopy: User's Guide for NCAR GKS-0A Graphics; NCAR Graphics Fundamentals, UNIX Version

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 1987-2009
       University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
       The use of this Software is governed by a License Agreement.