	SUBROUTINE AXIS_END_SYMS( plot_ax, first, last )

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* define symbols contining the plotted axis extremes (useful for scaling)

* programmer - steve hankin
* NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA - Tropical Modeling and Analysis Program
* written for VAX computer under VMS operating system

* V500 - *sh* drawn from AXIS_ENDS
*       *acm* 3/12 cleanup ifdefs and unnecessary include files

        IMPLICIT NONE
	include 'ferret.parm'
	include 'plot_setup.parm'

* calling argument declarations:
	CHARACTER*1	plot_ax		! X (horiz) or Y (vert) axis of plot
	REAL*8		first, last

! internal variable declarations:
	CHARACTER*16  val_buff

* Define symbols identifying axis limits
* This is enough precision to list seconds since 1900 (at least)
	WRITE ( val_buff, '(1PG16.9)' ) first
	CALL PPLCMD ( from, line, 0, 
     .		'SET '//plot_ax//'AXIS_MIN '//val_buff , 1, 1 )

	WRITE ( val_buff, '(1PG16.9)' ) last
	CALL PPLCMD ( from, line, 0, 
     .		'SET '//plot_ax//'AXIS_MAX '//val_buff , 1, 1 )

	RETURN
      END
