[daip] running fillm on archive disk file

[Eric Greisen]

Min S. Yun writes:
 > On Fri, 19 Dec 2003, Eric Greisen wrote:
 > 
 > > It looks as if you have done everything right.  (I was expecting disk
 > > file name troubles or something like that)
 > > 
 > > Try FILLM with no obs code or PRTTP to show you what is there.
 > > 
 > > Eric
 > 
 > Hi Eric,
 > 
 > I did PRTTP, and I get:
 > 
 > PRTTP1: Task PRTTP  (release of 31DEC03) begins
 > 
 >  bonito    PRTTP(31DEC03)   1853     19-DEC-2003  17:35:00    Page    1
 > ****   File number     1    of type VLA ARCH    tape              ****
 > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 > - - -
 >  
 > Read this data with AIPS task FILLM
 >  
 >  Obs. program = AY 146 Obs. ID =1853, Freq(Ghz) =   7.97318
 >  Subarray = 1 Channel code =  16448 Correlator mode = 2AC
 >  Timerange = 20031218 at    4 27 50.0 to   13 24 25.0
 >   3574 VLA archive records, approximately    1208012 vis.
 > PRTTP1: This file: read   181.492 Megabytes in    7148 logical records
 > PRTTP1: Read at least    181.492 Megabytes in    7148 logical records
 > PRTTP1: Appears to have ended successfully
 > PRTTP1: bonito       31DEC03 TST: Cpu=       8.7  Real=      63

    Note the odd obs code: 'AY 146' with an embedded space - that
explains the problem when obs code is specified in the usual way with
no space.

 > 
 > 
 > This sounds OK.  If I run fillm without vlaobs, something slightly
 > different, but it gain fails:
 > 
 > FILLM1: Task FILLM  (release of 31DEC03) begins
 > FILLM1: UV data will be written in compressed format
 > FILLM1: Shadow flag limit =  2.500E+01 meters.
 > FILLM1: Opacity correction in CL table weighted average of weather and
 > FILLM1:    season.  Weight for weather = 0.50
 > FILLM1: Gain curve correction in CL table read from file,
 > FILLM1:    with variation as function of antenna and band.
 > FILLM1: Opening XX:AY146_1
 > FILLM1: *** caution: CPARM(6) is 0 and VLAOBS is blank ***
 > FILLM1: ** subarray defaults to 1. It is recommended   ***
 > FILLM1: *** to run FILLM with non-blank VLAOBS.        ***
 > FILLM1: tape file #  1, start date/time = 20031218/04:27:50
 > FILLM1: MCINI: Processing Correlator Code '2AC ' with  26 antennas.
 > FILLM1: MCINI - Mode 2AC compatible
 > FILLM1: Program = AY 146; Tape revision number =   26.
 > FILLM1: Create 20031218    .CH 0  .   1 (UV)  on disk  5  cno  865
 > FILLM1: Ref. date = 20031218 A-C =  7.973178 B-D =  7.973178 GHz
 > FILLM1: Create 20031218    .LINE  .   1 (UV)  on disk  5  cno  866
 > FILLM1: Ref. date = 20031218 A-C =  7.973178 B-D =  7.973178 GHz
 > FILLM1: ZFIO: DOES NOT PERFORM TAPE I/O AS OF 15APR87
 > FILLM1: TABINI: WRIT ERROR    2
 > FILLM1: ZCLOSE: DOES NOT PERFORM TAPE CLOSES AS OF 15APR87
 > FILLM1: FQINI: ERROR INITIALIZING FREQUENCY TABLE FOR WRIT
 > FILLM1: ZCLOSE: DOES NOT PERFORM TAPE CLOSES AS OF 15APR87
 > FILLM1: Purports to die of UNNATURAL causes
 > FILLM1: bonito       31DEC03 TST: Cpu=       0.0  Real=       1
 > 
 > 
 > What do all these mean to you?    -- Min

How many tape devices do you have configured for aips on your
machine?  When you start up aips it tells you or the verb aips with
remhost blank will tell you.  I am wondering if you have more
configured than we once though possible.

Eric