[daip] simple AIPS question

[Eric Greisen]

Anthony Remijan writes:
 > I was working on a dataset but it got hung up so now the status entry 
 > says "READ" but there are no processes running on that dataset.  This is 
 > also preventing me from deleting that dataset using zap.  How do I turn 
 > off that status?
 > 
 > AIPS 1:   81  100 19930207    .LINE  .    1 UV 26-JUL-2006 09:24:30 READ
 > 

This means that some task or verb completed abnormally on the image
and left the status flag.  The verb CLRST clears the status allowing a
zap.  To find things in aips try APROPO STATUS would have found this,
although it does not always work.

Eric Greisen