[daip] Aips Help!

[Patrick P. Murphy]

On 17 Apr 2000 17:09:02 -0000, ayoung at astro.umn.edu said:

> Hello. I need some help reading in some old files with names like:

> -rw-rw-r--    1 umaips   aipsgrp     3072 Feb  3  1993 HIC01301.028;1
> -rw-rw-r--    1 umaips   aipsgrp   161792 Dec 21  1992 HIC01401.028;1
> -rw-rw-r--    1 umaips   aipsgrp   262144 Dec 21  1992 MAC00101.028;1
> -rw-rw-r--    1 umaips   aipsgrp   262144 Dec 21  1992 MAC00201.028;1

Those *are* a tad on the old side :-)

> Can you help me convert these file names to something with the
> HID or MAD? I'm using the most recent version of AIPS. Thanks.

You need to do the following:

    1) inside the latest (31DEC99 or 15OCT99) AIPS, back up, move, or
       remove all your data (user 40?  Arnold Rots?) from a certain data
       area (your choice) so that there's nothing shown with "CLRN; CATA".

    2) exit from AIPS, cd to the data area, and delete any ??D*.014\; files
       (I'm assuming the user number is 40; EHEX 40 shows me that 40 in
       extended hex is 014).  THIS IS CRUCIAL: you need to excise any D
       format files for that user number from the area before proceeding.

    3) From the Unix command line, type:
            RUN UPDAT
       and enter 1 at the prompt, give "40 40" as the user number range,
       give the right disk number range, and enter the version of AIPS in
       which the old data were written (15OCT92?).

However, be warned: I have not done this in *years* and I may be
forgetting something subtle (most likely some problems with ancillary
files like save/get (SG) or the like).  If most or all of your files are
MA, UV, CA, CB, and HI files (maybe with PL and SL) I *think* the update
will work.

Let me know how it goes (even if it works!).

				- Pat