AIPS HELP file for INFILE in 31DEC24
As of Fri Apr 26 20:55:43 2024
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INFILE
Type: Adverb (String*48)
Use: To specify the name of some disk file outside the usual AIPS
catalog system to be used as input to an AIPS verb or task. The
file is usually a text file giving some list of commands or
data from an external source.
Format: The name is usually given by specifying a logical device plus
directory, followed by a colon, followed by the actual file
name. Other combinations are often acceptable as well. The
logical name must be set up before entering the AIPS program and
is usually in upper case. Thus, for Unix, for example:
percent setenv MYAREA ~joeuser
for the C shell, and
$ myarea=$HOME; export MYAREA
for bourne, korn, and bash shells. Then in AIPS,
percent aips tst
....
INFILE = 'MYAREA:FITS.DAT'
Note that the Unix-standard $ ahead of the logical is omitted.
Other forms are now acceptable as well:
INFILE = 'FITS.DAT
will find the file in the $FITS directory (when reading or
writing FITS disk files) or in the directory local when you
started AIPS. A full path name may also be given
INFILE = '/home/primate2/egreisen/AIPS/Text.prt
if it fits in 48 characters. Note that the trailing quote mark
is left off and this is the last command on the input line so
that the case is preserved.
For VMS:
$ def myarea disk$res:[joeuser.aips.files]
$ aips tst
....
INFILE = 'MYAREA:FITS.DAT'
but, also okay are things like
INFILE = 'UMA0:[ERIC.IPOPS.JUNK]STARS.LIS'
AIPS-standard logicals like RUNFIL (AIPS/RUN area) and FITS
(often AIPS/FITS) are available also.
Under UNIX, it is now possible to read and write tape files with
other, cooperating computers. If the other computer is running
the AIPS "deamon" task TPMON, then INFILE may also take the form
:::
where is the name of the other computer, and is
a name known to TPMON on that computer. This limitation
probably requires you to use the $FITS or $RUNFIL or other
widely known AIPS areas. (For real tape, the node name is given
in the MOUNT command instead.) This option only applies to
tapes (i.e. IMLOD, UVLOD, FITLD, TPHEAD).
Null value: ' '
Taken to mean no subsidiary file. This can be an error. For
tapes, it means use a real tape drive given by INTAPE (which
must already be MOUNTed).
Verbs:
TVLAYOUT......Verb to label the holography image on the TV with panel
layout. INFILE contains layout data or the known
strings VLA or VLBA.
Procedures:
DOFARS........Procedure to aid in Faraday rotation synthesis using the
FARS task. INFILE contains channel weights.
VLBARUN.......Applies amplitude and phase calibration procs to VLBA
data. INFILE contains DELZN correction information.
Tasks:
AFILE........Sorts and edits MkIII correlator A-file; INFILE is
the MkIII A-file
BLING........Find residual rate and delay on individual baselines;
INFILE controls solution intervals, search windows
CL2HF........Convert CL table to HF table; INFILE is the schedule
or time tag file
CLCOR........Applies user-selected corrections to the calibration
CL table; INFILE contains coordinate corrections vs
time, atmospheric delay/rate corrections vs time,
planet names, or Earth pole corrections
CONFI........Optimize array configuration by minimum side lobes;
INFILE contains initial array configuration
DTCHK........Task to check results of a test using simulated data;
INFILE is parameter text file of DTSIM
DTSIM........Generate fake UV data; INFILE contains parameters of
array to be simulated
DT2PD........Write PD table from a PD table text file in INFILE.
FARAD........Faraday rotation corrections: INFILE contains
the ionospheric data.
FARS.........Faraday rotation synthesis based on the brightness vs
wavelength. INFILE contains channel weights.
FIXBX........Converts a BOXFILE to another for input to IMAGR;
INFILE is previous BOXFILE with desired Clean boxes
FTARS........Fits 1-dimensional polarization spectrum to Q/U text
file. INFILE is the Q and U spectrum given to TARS.
GREYS........Plots images as contours over multi-level grey;
INFILE describes holography panel and bolt
configurations
HOLGR........Read & process holography visibility data to telescope
images. INFILE is the text file produced by UVHOL
giving holography visibilities
HOLOG........Read & process holography visibility data to
telescope images; INFILE is the text file produced by
UVHOL giving holography visibilities
INDXR........Writes index file describing contents of UV data
base; INFILE gives forced scan breaaks
KNTR.........Make a contour/grey plot file from an image w multiple
panels. INFILE contains a holography layout pattern.
LDGPS........Load GPS data from an ASCII file; INFILE contains the
GPS data
M3TAR........Translate Haystack MKIII VLBI format "A" TAR's into
AIPS; INFILE is the experiment information file
MFIMG........Image the Earth magnetic field model or TEC data used
by TECOR.
MK3IN........Convert MKIII VLB tapes to AIPS: INFILE is the
experiment description (stations) file.
MODVF........Task to create a warped velocity field; INFILE
contains the rotation curve and warping data.
OMFIT........Fits sources and, optionally, a self-cal model to uv
data; INFILE contains control parameters for model
fit
PBEAM........Fits the analytic function to the measured values of
the beam; INFILE contains raster scanned visibility
data as used by UVHOL
PCVEL........Shifts spectral-line UV data to a given velocity: planet
version. INFILE contains time variable velcities for
the Solar system object.
PLRFI........Plots spectral statistics from output of VBRFI & VLBRF
RMFIT........Fits 1-dimensional polarization spectrum to Q/U cube.
INFILE contains channel weights.
SHADO........Calculate the shadowing of antennas at the array;
INFILE contains antenna locations as in UVCON
STACK........Task to co-add a set of 2-dimensional images with
weighting. INFILE contains weights for each imnput
image.
TARS.........Simulation of Faraday rotation synthesis (mainly task
FARS). INFILE contains the Q and U spectrum.
TECOR........Calculate ionospheric delay and Faraday rotation
corrections; INFILE contains the total electron
content data
TFILE........Sorts and edits MkIII correlator UNIX-based A-file;
INFILE is the input A-file
USUBA........Assign subarrays within a uv-data file; INFILE can
control subarray selection
UVCON........Generate sample UV coverage given a user defined
array layout; INFILE gives antenna locations
UVFIL........Translates user uv data into AIPS - paraform. INFILE
is the input uv data file name.
UVSIM........Generates simulated uv data set: INFILE
describes the array to be used.
VBLIN........Translate NRAO VLB format to AIPS. INFILE is the
VLBI uv data file name.
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