AIPS HELP file for VGINDEX in 31DEC24

As of Fri Apr 19 2:36:18 2024

INPUTS

          Gives task names and the last time they were run.

VNUMBER         1.0         35.0   VPUT/VGET file version number
DOALPHA                            -1 no sort, 0 sort by date,
                                   1 sort alphabetically

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VGINDEX
Type:  Verb
Use:   Lists all tasks having parameters saved in a user selected task
       parameter save file seclected by the VGET/VPUT version number.
       Task (or verb) adverb values may be stored in this file by a VPUT
       and retrieved by a VGET.  Note: only one set of values is stored
       for any given task or verb and value of VNUMBER, but an unlimited
       number of tasks and verbs may have their values stored.  VGINDEX
       lists the tasks having such stored values and the most recent
       time that those values were stored.
Adverbs:
  VNUMBER.....Version number of the VGET/VSAVE file.  Values outside 1
              to 35 are set to 1.
  DOALPHA.....Controls sorting of list:
              -1  (actually < -0.5) no sorting
              +1  (actually > +0.5) sort alphabetically by name
              0   (-0.5 < DOALP < 0.5) sort by date descending

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