| Parameter | Mand | Type | Default | Constraints |
| column | yes | column | | |
Column to be converted, e.g. test.fit:ahf:t
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| type | yes | string | time | time|ra|dec |
Determines the type that is represented by the values in the column.
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| dir | no | decode | string | decode|encode |
Decode a string column into real values, or encode a real value into a string column.
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| newcolumn | no | string | | |
Name of the output column. Provide a simple string up to 8 char only, not a fully qualified column specification with colons. The column will be added to the same table if it does not exist already.
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| Parameter | Mand | Type | Default | Constraints |
