Querying SDSS DR8 to get magnitude properties

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import uk.ac.starlink.ttools.Stilts;

File filein = File.createTempFile("votablesdssIN", null);
File fileout = File.createTempFile("votablesdssOUT", null);
FileWriter writer = new FileWriter(filein);
writer.write(votable_init);
writer.close();


String [] parameters;
		
parameters = new String[6];
parameters[0] = "tpipe";
parameters[1] = "ifmt=votable";
parameters[2] = "in="+filein;
parameters[3] = "ofmt=votable";
parameters[4] = "out="+fileout;
parameters[5] = "cmd=sorthead 1 r";
		
/*System.out.println("Runnning stilts");*/
Stilts.main(parameters);			

byte[] buffer = new byte[(int) fileout.length()];
BufferedInputStream f = null;
try {
     f = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(fileout));
     f.read(buffer);
} finally {
     if (f != null) try { f.close(); } catch (IOException ignored) { }
}
votable_out= new String(buffer);