pro cg_read_spica_ff_data,file,ff
	; reads the spica asci ff files
	close,1; Todd 2/6/2009
	openr,1,file
	x=''
	readf,1,x
	readf,1,x
	readf,1,x
	ff=fltarr(1024,64)
	for l=0,63 do begin
	test=fltarr(1024)
	readf,1,test
	ff(*,l)=test
	readf,1,x
	readf,1,x
	end
	close,1
	return
end