subroutine chnull(charr     ,length    )
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!  $Id$
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!!--description-----------------------------------------------------------------
!
!    Function: Initialize Character array with blanks
! Method used:
!
!!--pseudo code and references--------------------------------------------------
! NONE
!!--declarations----------------------------------------------------------------
!    use precision
    implicit none
!
! Global variables
!
    integer, intent(in)                          :: length
                                   !!  Total required array length
    character(1), dimension(length), intent(out) :: charr
                                   !!  Character array to initialize
!
! Local variables
!
    integer                        :: ic ! Loop variable 
!
!! executable statements -------------------------------------------------------
!
    do ic = 1, length
       charr(ic) = ' '
    enddo
end subroutine chnull