[daip] Re: AIPS file transfer

[Eric Greisen]

Alicia Soderberg writes:
 > Hi Eric,
 > 
 > Hope you're doing well?  I'm having an AIPS file transfer problem and I'm
 > hoping you know the answer.  I have recently tried to copy all of
 > my aips files (in their respective aips disks) from my old solaris machine
 > onto my new linux machine.  Unfortunately it did not work.  While
 > my new machine is pointed to the right aips disk directories, it doesn't
 > "see" any of the data ("pca" brings up empty disks on user numbers where
 > I am certain there is data).  Do you know why this may be the
 > case?  I'm assuming it has something to do with Solaris->Linux.

Yes - Solaris and Linux are byte swapped and so do not handle AIPS raw
files from the opposite architecture.  We have written procedures to
help you do automatic FITS writing and reading.

RUN WRTPROCS
HELP WRTDISK  - on solaris side
HELP READISK  - on linux side

Eric Greisen