update for idl readfile to read metadata from calibration raw files

README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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+![IDL Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/IDL%20Package-v1.2.1-blue)
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 This repository contains code for reading Transition Region Explorer (TREx) All-Sky Imager (ASI) raw data. The data can be found at https://data.phys.ucalgary.ca.

idl/idlpackage.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
     "Name": "trex-imager-readfile",
-    "Version": "1.2.0",
+    "Version": "1.2.1",
     "Author": "Darren Chaddock",
-    "Date": "2023-11-01",
+    "Date": "2024-03-19",
     "Dependencies": [
         {
             "Name": "IDL",

idl/trex_imager_readfile.pro

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ;     TREX_IMAGER_READFILE
 ;
 ; VERSION:
-;     1.2.0
+;     1.2.1
 ;
 ; PURPOSE:
 ;     This program is intended to be a general tool for reading
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ function __trex_parse_pgm_comments,comments,metadata,MINIMAL_METADATA=minimal_me
 
   ; set image request start value
   timestring = (stregex(tmp,'"image request start" *([^#]+) utc',/SUBEXPR,/EXTRACT))[1]
+  if (timestring eq "") then timestring = (stregex(tmp,'"exposure start time" *([^#]+) utc',/SUBEXPR,/EXTRACT))[1]
   if (timestring eq "") then timestring = (stregex(tmp,'time *([^#]+) *$',/SUBEXPR,/EXTRACT))[1]
   if (timestring eq "") then begin
     message,'Error - could not find time information'