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#### Procedure
       void spkopa_c ( ConstSpiceChar * file,
                       SpiceInt       * handle )
#### Abstract
      Open an existing SPK file for subsequent write.
#### Required_Reading
       SPK
#### Keywords
       SPK
#### Brief_I/O
       VARIABLE  I/O  DESCRIPTION
       --------  ---  --------------------------------------------------
       file       I   The name of an existing SPK file.
       handle     O   A handle attached to the SPK file opened to append.
#### Detailed_Input
       file       is the name of an existing SPK file to which
                  you wish to append additional SPK segments.
#### Detailed_Output
       handle     is the DAF integer handle that refers to the SPK file
                  opened for appending.
#### Parameters
       None.
#### Exceptions
       1)  If the file specified does not exist the error
           SPICE(FILENOTFOUND) will be signalled.

       2)  If the file specified is not an SPK file, the error
           SPICE(FILEISNOTSPK) will be signalled.

       3)  If the string pointer file is null, the error
           SPICE(NULLPOINTER) will be signaled.

       4)  If the string file has length zero, the error
           SPICE(EMPTYSTRING) will be signaled.

       All other exceptions are determined by routines in the call
       tree of this routine. If any exceptions arise that prevent
       opening of the specified file for writing, HANDLE will be
       returned with the value 0.
#### Files
       See arguments file and handle.
#### Particulars
       This file provides an interface for opening existing SPK
       files for the addition of SPK segments.  If you need
       to open an new SPK file for writing, call the routine SPKOPN.
#### Examples
       Suppose you have collected data for a type 05 SPK segment and
       wish to place the new segment in an existing SPK file.  The
       code fragment below shows one set of calls that you could perform
       to make the addition.  (Note that you could add segments of
       other data types by replacing the call to spkw05_c with a suitably
       modified call to another spkwXX_c routine.)

       We assume that the following variables have already been
       assigned the proper values:

          body   (integer)  Body code for ephemeris object.
          center (integer)  body code for the center of motion
                            of the body.
          frame  (string)   the reference frame of the states.
          first  (d.p.)     first valid time for which states can be
                            computed in seconds past 2000.
          last   (d.p.)     last valid time for which states can
                            be computed in seconds past 2000.
          gm     (d.p.)     gravitational mass of central body.
          n      (integer)  number of states and epochs.
          states (d.p.)     array of states (x,y,z,dx,dy,dz).
          epochs (d.p.)     array of epochs (seconds past 2000.)
          segid  (string)   segment identifier

          #include "SpiceUsr.h"
             .
             .
             .

          /.
          Begin by opening the file.
          ./
          spkopa_c ( file, &handle );

          /.
          Now add the collected data as a new segment.
          ./

          spkw05_c ( handle, body,  center, frame,  first, last, segid,
                     gm,     n,     states, epochs                      );

          /.
          Finally, close the file.
          ./

          spkcls_c ( handle );
#### Restrictions
       None.
#### Literature_References
       None.
#### Author_and_Institution
       F.S. Turner        (JPL)
#### Version
       -CSPICE Version 1.0.0, 16-MAR-1999 (FST)
#### Index_Entries
       Open an existing SPK file for adding segments
#### Link to routine spkopa_c source file spkopa_c.c

    Wed Jun  9 13:05:30 2010