subroutine fit_export(steparg, typ, file)
!	-----------------------------------------

	implicit none

	include 'fit.inc'

	character typ*(*), file*(*)
	real steparg

	integer ntry
	parameter (ntry=30)

	character date*20, line*80, filename*256, typup*32, instr*32
	character sample*80
	real start, step, endr, q0, q1, xv, dq
	real sum, suml, stp, xi, best, prec

	integer i,l,n,j,dig,k,jj,nbest,i0
	integer lun/2/
	integer iran, iostat

	if (typ .eq. ' ') then
	  write (isyswr,'(/X,A,$)') 'Step size (0: automatic):'
	  read(isysrd,'(f40.0)',err=999,end=999) step
	  write (isyswr,'(/X,A,$)') 'Output file type:'
	  read (isysrd, '(A)',err=999,end=999) typup
	  call str_upcase(typup, typup)
	else
	  step=steparg
	  call str_upcase(typup, typ)
	endif	  
	if (typup .eq. 'D1A') then
	  prec=1.0e-4
	else ! DMC, HRPT, LNSP
	  prec=1.0e-3
	endif
	call fit_merge(step)
	start=xval(nxmin)
	endr=xval(nxmax)
	if (nxmax .le. nxmin .or. endr .eq. start) then
	  write(isyswr,*) 'not enough points to save'
	  goto 99
	endif
	if (step .eq. 0) then ! find best step size
	  nbest=0
	  best=1e30
	  iran=12345 ! make random numbers reproducible
	  k=nxmax-nxmin
5	  do n=k,2*k                 ! loop over possible values n
	    stp=(endr-start)/n        ! step sizes checked between average step size and one half of average
	    if (k .gt. ntry*2) then  ! try statistically
	      sum=0
	      suml=ntry*0.15
	      do j=1,ntry
	        iran=mod(iran*3125,524287) ! quick and dirty random number generator
	        i=mod(iran,k)+nxmin+1
	        xi=(xval(i)-start)/stp
	        sum=sum+abs(xi-nint(xi))
	        if (sum .gt. suml) then
	          sum=sum*ntry/j
	          goto 6
	        endif
	      enddo
	    endif
	    sum=0
	    suml=(nxmax-nxmin)*0.1
	    do i=nxmin+1,nxmax
	      xi=(xval(i)-start)/stp
	      sum=sum+abs(xi-nint(xi))
	      if (sum .gt. suml) then
	        sum=sum*k/(i-nxmin)
	        goto 6
	      endif
	    enddo
	    sum=sum/suml
	    if (sum .lt. 1.0) then
	      nbest=n
	      goto 7
	    endif
6	    if (sum .lt. best) then
	      best=sum
	      nbest=n
	    endif

	    continue
	  enddo

7	  continue

	  if (nbest .eq. 0) stop 'error in FIT_EXPORT'
	  step=(endr-start)/nbest
	endif
	if (step .eq. 0) step=1

	if (file .eq. ' ') then
	  write (isyswr,'(/X,A,$)') 'Output file name:'
	  read (isysrd, '(A)',err=999,end=999) filename
	else
	  filename=file
	endif

	step=nint(step/prec)*prec ! correct step for output precision
	print *,'step used: ',step

	i=nxmin
	n=nint((endr-start)/step)+1
	if (npkt+n .gt. maxdat) then
	  write(isyswr,*) 'not enough memory to save all points'
	  n=maxdat-npkt
	endif
	i=nxmin+1
	k=1
	jj=npkt+1
	if (endr .lt. 0) then
	  k=-1
	  jj=npkt+n
	endif
	do j=0,n-1
	  xv=start+j*step
	  do while (xval(i) .lt. xv .and. i .lt. nxmax)
	    i=i+1
	  enddo
c	  cosmetics for x-axis rounding errors
	  q0=(xval(i)-xv)/(xval(i)-xval(i-1))
	  dq=abs(xv*5E-7/(xval(i)-xval(i-1)))
	  if (q0 .lt. dq) then
	    q0=0
	  elseif (q0 .gt. 1-dq) then
	    q0=1
	  endif
	  q1=1-q0
	  YVAL(jj)=YVAL(i-1)*q0+YVAL(i)*q1
	  call cvt_real_str(line(2:8), i0, YVAL(jj), 7,0,0,0)
	  sig(jj)=sig(i-1)*q0+sig(i)*q1
	  jj=jj+k
	enddo
	if (k .lt. 0) then
	  start=-xval(nxmax)
	endif	  
	endr=start+(n-1)*step

	if (typup .eq. 'DMC' .or. typup .eq. 'HRPT'
	1   .or. typup .eq. 'LNSP') then
	  call sys_parse(filename, l, filename, '.dat', 0)

	  call sys_open(lun, filename, 'w', iostat)
	  if (iostat .ne. 0) then
	    print *,'Can not open ',filename(1:l)
	    return
	  endif
	  date=' '
	  call sym_get_str('Date', l, date)
	  call sym_get_str('Instrument', jj, instr)
	  if (instr(1:jj) .ne. 'DMC' .and. instr(1:jj) .ne. 'HRPT')
	1     call str_trim(instr,typup,jj)
	  call sym_get_str('Title', k, line)
	  write(lun,'(3a)') instr(1:jj),', ',line(1:k)

	  write (lun,'(a,f9.5,a,f8.3,a,f7.3,3a)')
	1     'lambda=',wavlen,', T=',temp,', dT=',dtemp
	1    ,', Date=''',date(1:l),''''

	  line(1:1)=' '
	  call cvt_real_str(line(2:), l, ymon, 8, 0, 6, 1)
	  l=l+1

	  call sym_get_str('sample', j, sample)
	  if (sample(1:j) .ne. ' ') then
	    call str_trim(line
	1	  , line(1:l)//', sample="'//sample(1:j)//'"', l)
	  endif
	  write(lun,'(3f8.3,a)') start, step, endr, line(1:l)
	  dig=1
	elseif (typup .eq. 'D1A') then
	  call sys_parse(filename, l, filename, '.d1a', 0)

	  call sys_open(lun, filename, 'w', iostat)
	  if (iostat .ne. 0) then
	    print *,'Can not open ',filename(1:l)
	    return
	  endif

	  write(lun,'(a,a68)') 'D1A5 Title: ',itit
	  write(lun,*)
	  write(lun,'(a)') itit
	  write(lun,44) n, temp, 0.0, ymon, 0.0
44	  format(i6,f11.3,f10.3,'    1',2f10.1)
	  write(lun,'(3f10.4)') start, step, endr
	  dig=2
	else
	  write(isyswr,*) 'data type ',typup, ' not yet implemented'
	  goto 99
	endif

	l=0
	line=' '
	do j=npkt+1,npkt+n
	  call cvt_real_str(line(l+2:l+8), i, YVAL(j), 7,dig-1,0,0)
	  l=l+8
	  if (l .eq. 80) then
	    write(lun,'(a)') line(1:80)
	    l=0
	  endif
	enddo
	if (l .gt. 0) write(lun,'(a)') line(1:l)
	l=0
	do j=npkt+1,npkt+n
	  call cvt_real_str(line(l+2:l+8), i, sig(j), 7,dig,0,0)
	  l=l+8
	  if (l .eq. 80) then
	    write(lun,'(a)') line(1:80)
	    l=0
	  endif
	enddo
	if (l .gt. 0) write(lun,'(a)') line(1:l)
	call str_trim(fillis, fillis, l)
	write(lun, '(x,3a)') 'Filelist=''',fillis(1:l),''''
	call sym_list(lun, 0, 2
	1,' file monitor instrument title date lambda '
	1//'temp dtemp sample ')
99	close(lun)
999	end