[daip] TVFLG Error ?

[Eric Greisen]

Nissim Kanekar wrote:
> 
> Hi Eric,
> 
> I'm analysing some EVLA data (Ka-band, spectral line) in AIPS 31DEC10 
> and have just gotten the following, rather strange, error from TVFLG:
> 
> socrat> TVFLG1: Create MULTI       .TVFLGR.   1 (MA)  on disk  1  cno    3
> socrat> TVFLG1: UVGET: Using flag table version   1 to edit data
> socrat> TVFLG1: Included  835440 points in the grid
> socrat> TVFLG1: Dropped        0 points off the grid
> socrat> TVFLG1: Dropped        0 points due to antennas/baseline
> socrat> TVFLG1: Basic UV image is  434  2742 pixels in X,Y (B,T)
> socrat> TVFLG1: TABIO: BAD LRNO =        27 LIMIT        26
> socrat> TVFLG1: TABAN: TABIO ERROR    2
> socrat> TVFLG1: ERROR    2 READING AN FILE  1 RECORD 27
> socrat> TVFLG1: ERROR IN AN FILES: CANNOT DO ORDERING BY BASELINE LENGTH
> 
> All I've done to the data so far is FRING and UVAVG, smoothing to 5 
> seconds). I've used TVFLG a few days ago on EVLA data without any 
> problems and so am not sure where the error might come from. Was 
> wondering if you might have seen this before...

Yes I have and the problem was fixed on Dec 25 (yes 25).  You must not 
have ever run a MNJ.  I strenuously recommend doing so.  EVLA data sets 
have antenna files with e.g. 25 antennas numbered up to 28.  TVFLG got 
that confused and tried to read 28 records.

ERic Greisen