[daip] Re: WX table problem?

[Eric Greisen]

Tracy Clarke writes:
 > Hi Eric,
 > 
 > 	I find an odd problem using 31DEC04 with a data set I have. I
 > loaded the data and calibrated it in 31DEC02. It is a P band A
 > configuration spectral line data set. After calibrating I ran SPLAT to
 > take off the channels I was interested in and apply the
 > calibration. That appears to work in both the 31DEC02 and 31DEC04
 > versions. I was trying to run SPLAT on this again to average all the
 > channels together. In the 31DEC04 AIPS I get the following messages:
 > 
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Task SPLAT  (release of 31DEC04) begins
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: You are using a non-standard program
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Output file will have    1 channels/IF
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Each 12 channels will be averaged
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Use INDXR to reindex the output file
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Nothing to assemble because the data are single source.
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Create A3888       .SPLAT .   5 (UV)  on disk  2  cno    9
 > gipsy > SPLAT1:    375060 Visibilities written
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Copied WX file from vol/cno/vers  2    8   1 to  2    9   1
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Copied OF file from vol/cno/vers  2    8   1 to  2    9   1
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Copied AN file from vol/cno/vers  2    8   1 to  2    9   1
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Updating tables for IF/FREQID/channel selection
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: TABINI: KEY COUNTS      3     51 OR COLS     11     10 DON'T MAT
 > gipsy >         CH
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: WXINIT: ERROR   1 FROM TABINI OPCODE = WRIT
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: WXINI: ERROR INITIALIZING WEATHER INFO TABLE FOR WRIT
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: WXSEL: ERROR   1 RETURNED FROM WXINI
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Purports to die of UNNATURAL causes
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: gipsy        31DEC04 TST: Cpu=       1.4  Real=       2

     Oops!  Note that it copied the WX table and then tried to copy it
with selection later.  You have a WX table missing one column (older
file) and so that does not work.  Fixed with tonight's MNJ.

Thanks,

Eric

 > 
 > 
 > If I just switch to 31DEC02 AIPS and run the same SPLAT I get:
 > 
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Task SPLAT  (release of 31DEC02) begins
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: You are using a non-standard program
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Output file will have    1 channels/IF
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Each 12 channels will be averaged
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Use INDXR to reindex the output file
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Nothing to assemble because the data are single source.
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Create A3888       .SPLAT .   6 (UV)  on disk  2  cno   10
 > gipsy > SPLAT1:    375060 Visibilities written
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Copied WX file from vol/cno/vers  2    8   1 to  2   10   1
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Copied OF file from vol/cno/vers  2    8   1 to  2   10   1
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Copied AN file from vol/cno/vers  2    8   1 to  2   10   1
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Updating tables for IF/FREQID/channel selection
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: Appears to have ended successfully
 > gipsy > SPLAT1: gipsy        31DEC02 OLD: Cpu=       1.3  Real=       2
 > 
 > Could this be something to do with the installation problems I had?
 > After you pointed out the path problem I re-ran the INSTEP and it
 > seems to have completed successfully. Other tasks have generally been
 > ok (although I have not done too much yet). Let me know if you need
 > any additional information or files from me. Cheers,
 > 							Tracy
 > 
 >