[daip] AIPS error problems

[Eric Greisen]

Jennifer Wiseman wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I’m relatively new to using AIPS on my MAC OSX laptop  (I am not new to 
> AIPS).
> 
> I’m getting this error within AIPS whenever I try to look at inputs to a 
> TASK or verb, or say GO TASK:
> 
>>inp tvall
> AIPS 1: ZDIR: COULD NOT TRANSLATE LOGICAL =
> AIPS 1: ZDIR: WISEMAN
> AIPS 1: ZTXMAT ERROR =      2
> 
> 
>>go fitld
> AIPS 1: ZDIR: COULD NOT TRANSLATE LOGICAL =
> AIPS 1: ZDIR: WISEMAN
> AIPS 1: ZTXMAT ERROR =      2
> 
> Am I missing something simple here?
> It finds my catalog and lists it just fine (mc, uc).  It also displays 
> things on the TV okay (TVALL).
> 
> All I did to go into aips was to say
> Prompt> source LOGIN.CSH
> And then
> Prompt> aips
> 
> And it enters into AIPS without any error messages, starts the TV and 
> msg server, etc.
> 
> Any idea what I”m doing wrong?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jennifer Wiseman

In some way, the adverb VERSION has unprintable garbage in it.

Enter
VERSION = ' '
then all inputs, go help etc should work.

Eric Greisen