[daip] archive data ...

Eric Greisen egreisen at nrao.edu
Thu Feb 26 13:34:28 EST 2004


Dharam Vir Lal writes:
 > 
 > dear AIPS-helper,
 > 
 >  i am running "FILLM" task on one of my downloaded archive data
 >  and am getting the following error ...
 > 
 > -----------
 > FILLM1: Task FILLM  (release of 31DEC03) begins
 > FILLM1: Shadow flag limit =  2.500E+01 meters.
 > FILLM1: No opacity correction in CL table.
 > FILLM1: Gain curve correction in CL table read from file,
 > FILLM1:    with variation as function of antenna and band.
 > FILLM1: Opening DEVIL1:AS535.FITS1
 > FILLM1: ZTPOPN: DISK DEVICE = DEVIL1:AS535.FITS1 NOT FOUND
 > FILLM1: FLDKIO: ERROR   2 OPENING FILE
 > FILLM1: Error      8 opening VLA archive data disk file.
 > FILLM1: FLMUV: FLMDAT error  8
 > FILLM1: Read         0 visibilities from  0 files
 > FILLM1: Appears to have ended successfully
 > FILLM1: urvashi      31DEC03 TST: Cpu=       0.0  Real=       0
 > -----------
 > 
 > the "DEVIL1" variable is properly defined,
 >  file "AS535.FITS" exists in appropriate form, with all capitals ...
 > 
 > could it be a problem with the file type ?
 > b'cos i get the following answer on asking for file-kind ...
 >  -----
 >   [dharam at urvashi dharam]$ file AS535.FITS
 >   AS535.FITS: raw G3 data, byte-padded
 >  -----
 > 
 > could you please inform me, where i am making the mistake ?
 > with best regards,

The only mistake is in the file name.  FILLM assumes that the file(s)
are all named with a trailing number indicating the "tape" file
number.  Rename your file to have a 1 at the end and all will be
well.

Eric Greisen




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