function n = r8vec_header_read ( input_filename )

%*****************************************************************************80
%
%% R8VEC_HEADER_READ reads the header from an R8VEC file.
%
%  Discussion:
%
%    An R8VEC is a vector of R8's.
%
%  Licensing:
%
%    This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license.
%
%  Modified:
%
%    10 June 2012
%
%  Author:
%
%    John Burkardt
%
%  Parameters:
%
%    Input, string INPUT_FILENAME, the name of the input file.
%
%    Output, integer N, the number of points.
%
  n = file_row_count ( input_filename );

  if ( n <= 0 )
    fprintf ( 1, '\n' );
    fprintf ( 1, 'R8VEC_HEADER_READ - Fatal error!\n' );
    fprintf ( 1, '  There was some kind of I/O problem while trying\n' );
    fprintf ( 1, '  to count the number of data rows in\n' );
    fprintf ( 1, '  the file %s\n', input_filename );
  end

  return
end