PRO split_vec,names,polar=polar,titles=titles, names_out = names_out,suffix=dsuffix,  $
    tensor_suffix=tensor_suffix,vector_suffix=vector_suffix, inset=inset

;+
;NAME:                  split_vec
;PURPOSE:
;                       take a stored vector like 'Vp' and create stored vectors 'Vp_x','Vp_y','Vp_z'
;CALLING SEQUENCE:      split_vec,names
;INPUTS:                names: string or strarr, elements are data handle names
;OPTIONAL INPUTS:
;     inset: a string to be inserted in the new variable names before the suffix
;KEYWORD PARAMETERS:    polar: Use '_mag', '_th', and '_phi'
;			titles: an array of titles to use instead of
;			the default or polar sufficies (NOT USED)
;                       names_out: The variable names of the new variables
;OUTPUTS:
;OPTIONAL OUTPUTS:
;COMMON BLOCKS:
;SIDE EFFECTS:
;RESTRICTIONS:
;EXAMPLE:
;LAST MODIFICATION:     12-mar-2007, jmm
;CREATED BY:            Frank V. Marcoline
;$LastChangedBy: jimm $
;$LastChangedDate: 2011-02-16 12:14:23 -0800 (Wed, 16 Feb 2011) $
;$LastChangedRevision: 8227 $
;$URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/ssl_general/trunk/tplot/split_vec.pro $
;-

  nms = tnames(names)

  num = n_elements(nms)

  if not keyword_set(dsuffix) then begin
    IF keyword_set(polar) THEN dsuffix3 = ['_mag','_th','_phi'] $
    ELSE dsuffix3 = ['_x','_y','_z']
    dsuffix6 = '_'+strsplit('xx yy zz xy xz yz',/extract)
  endif

  if not keyword_set(inset) then begin
    inset = ''
  endif

  names_out = ''
  FOR i=0,num-1 DO BEGIN
    get_data,nms[i],dat=dat,dlim=dlim,lim=lim,alim=alim
    If(size(dat, /type) Ne 8) Then Begin
      message, /info, 'variable '+string(nms[i])+' has no data'
      Continue
    Endif
    tags = strlowcase(tag_names(dat))
    nt = n_elements(tags)
    ytitle = nms[i]
    str_element, alim, 'ytitle', ytitle
    labels = ''
    str_element, alim, 'labels', labels
    ny = dimen2(dat.y)

    if keyword_set(dsuffix) then suffix = dsuffix else $
      if ny eq 3  then suffix = dsuffix3  $
    else if ny eq 6 and keyword_set(tensor_suffix) then suffix = dsuffix6 $
    else suffix = strcompress('_'+string(indgen(ny)), /remove)

    if in_set('v', tags) then dimv = size(dat.v, /n_dim) else dimv = 0
    for j = 0, ny-1 do begin
      vname = nms[i]+inset+suffix[j]
      if(dimv Eq 2) then begin
        store_data, vname, data = {x:dat.x, y:dat.y[*, j], v:dat.v[*,j]}, dlim = dlim, lim = lim
      endif else if(dimv eq 1) then begin
        store_data, vname, data = {x:dat.x, y:dat.y[*, j], v:dat.v[j]}, dlim = dlim, lim = lim
      endif else begin
        store_data, vname, data = {x:dat.x, y:dat.y[*, j]}, dlim = dlim, lim = lim
      endelse
      
;         if keyword_set(labels) then options,vname,/def,ytitle=ytitle+' '+labels[j]

      if is_struct(dlim) then begin
        if in_set(strlowcase(tag_names(dlim)), 'labels') && n_elements(dlim.labels) eq ny then begin
          options, vname, /def, labels = dlim.labels[j]
        endif
        
        if in_set(strlowcase(tag_names(dlim)), 'colors') && n_elements(get_colors(dlim.colors)) eq ny then begin
          options, vname, /def, colors = (get_colors(dlim.colors))[j]
        endif
      endif
         
      if is_struct(lim) then begin
         
        if in_set(strlowcase(tag_names(lim)), 'labels') && n_elements(lim.labels) eq ny then begin
          options, vname, labels = lim.labels[j]
        endif
         
        if in_set(strlowcase(tag_names(lim)), 'colors') && n_elements(get_colors(lim.colors)) eq ny then begin
          options, vname, colors = (get_colors(lim.colors))[j]
        endif
           
      endif

      options, vname, /def, ynozero = 1
      names_out = [names_out, vname]
    endfor
  ENDFOR
  If(n_elements(names_out) Gt 1) Then names_out = names_out[1:*]
END

