[daip] [Fwd: Re: AIPS]

[Carla Adams]

Thank you!  That worked and all is running just fine now.

Thanks again,
Carla


On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Patrick P Murphy wrote:

> On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 08:49:45 -0700, Gustaaf Van Moorsel
>    <gvanmoor at aoc.nrao.edu> said: 
> 
> > Can one of you help her?  See below.
> > Thanks,
> 
> > Gustaaf
> 
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: AIPS
> > Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 08:45:29 -0700 (MST)
> > From: Carla Adams <cladams at nmsu.edu>
> > To: gvanmoor at nrao.edu
> 
> > Hi Gustaaf,
> 
> > Thank you for your explanation...I now understand the difference between
> > what I did and SQASH.
> 
> > I have just an AIPS question now... Yesterday, my compter, for whatever
> > reason, shut down.  Maybe it was a power interuption or something, I'm not
> > sure.  But AIPS wasn't shut down right and now it doesn't recognize any
> > commands.  For example,
> 
> >> pcat
> > AIPS 1: SYMBOL?       PCAT
> 
> Your save/get files are trashed.  Press control-c to get out of AIPS (it
> won't even know the exit or quit command), then try to get in again.  If
> the problem persists, try using a different UserID.  That will most
> likely work.  If it does, go to the directory that is you "Disk 1", e.g.
> 
>        cd /DATA/FOO_1/
> 
> and if your userid is 2426 (ehex 1VE), do this:
> 
>        rm SGD1VE*.1VE\;
> 
> This will get rid of the bad "lastexit" save/get file, but unfortunately
> it'll blow away all your other save/get files too.  However, your UserID
> (2426) will be usable again.
> 
> Leonia or Amy can correct me if there's a better way to get around this,
> but I've had to resort to this for a few people here in C'ville over the
> years. 
> 
> 				- Pat
> -- 
>  Patrick P. Murphy, Ph.D.           Division Head, CV Computing, NRAO
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