FUNCTION dustem_read_qabs,file,silent=silent

;== find material name from file name
Qstring='QABS_'
Estring='.DAT'
subs=str_sep(file,'/')
filename=subs(n_elements(subs)-1)
pos1=strpos(filename,Qstring)
pos2=strpos(filename,Estring)
material=strmid(filename,pos1+strlen(Qstring),pos2-(pos1+strlen(Qstring)))

st=''
Nmax=10000L
sts=strarr(Nmax)
OPENR,unit,file,/get_lun

;Get number of columns
readf,unit,Nsizes
;Get sizes
readf,unit,st
sizes=float(str_sep(strcompress(strtrim(st,2)),' '))
Ncol=2*Nsizes

nlines=0L
WHILE not eof(unit) DO BEGIN
  readf,unit,st
  sts(nlines)=st
  nlines=nlines+1
ENDWHILE
CLOSE,unit
free_lun,unit

values=fltarr(Ncol,Nlines)
FOR i=0L,Nlines-1 DO BEGIN
  values(*,i)=str_sep(strcompress(strtrim(sts(i),2)),' ')
ENDFOR

;== Make output structure
cmd='one_st={'
FOR i=0L,Ncol-1 DO BEGIN
  cmd=cmd+'v'+strtrim(i+1,2)+':'+'0.'
  IF i NE Ncol-1 THEN BEGIN
    cmd=cmd+','
  ENDIF ELSE BEGIN
    cmd=cmd+'}'
  ENDELSE
ENDFOR
toto=execute(cmd)
st=replicate(one_st,Nlines)

;=== fill in the structure
FOR j=0,Ncol-1 DO BEGIN
  st.(j)=reform(values(j,*))
ENDFOR

full_st={file:file,material:material,sizes:sizes,Qabs:st}

return,full_st

END