[daip] Problem with data files in aips

[Eric Greisen]

Robert Estalella wrote:
>  Dear Eric,
> 
> I have a problem with data files in aips.
> 
> I copied the data files of one user (*.1JU;) of an aips disk of one old 
> computer running 31DEC09, to the aips disk of aips (31DEC11) running in 
> a new computer.
> 
> The problem is that, in the new computer, the aips task pcat does not 
> show most of the files that were in the old computer. It only shows 9 
> items, when in th old computer there were some 200 items.
> 
> $ aips notv
> 
> You have a choice of 2 printers.  These are:
> 
>     No. [ type  ] Description
> -------------------------------------------------------------
>      1. [     PS] PS NONE PS2
>      2. [PS-CMYK] NONE PS5
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> START_AIPS: Enter your choice, or the word QUIT [default is 1]:
> START_AIPS: Your initial AIPS printer is the PS NONE PS2
> START_AIPS:  - system name ps2|blanc, AIPS type PS
> 
> START_AIPS: User data area assignments:
> DADEVS.PL: This program is untested under Perl version 5.012
>   (Using global default file /usr/local/aips/DA00/DADEVS.LIST for 
> DADEVS.PL)
>    Disk 1 (1) is /home/aips/DATA/GALILEO_1
>    Disk 2 (2) is /home/aips/DATA/GALILEO_2
> 
> Tape assignments:
>    Tape 1 is REMOTE
>    Tape 2 is REMOTE
> 
> START_AIPS: Starting TPMON daemons on GALILEO asynchronously...
> Starting up 31DEC11 AIPS with normal priority
> Begin the one true AIPS number 1 (release of 31DEC11) at priority =   0
> AIPS 1: You are NOT assigned a TV device or server
> AIPS 1: You are NOT assigned a graphics device or server
> AIPS 1: Enter user ID number
> ?DADEVS.PL: This program is untested under Perl version 5.012
> STARTPMON: [GALILEO] Starting TPMON1 with output SUPPRESSED
> ZVTPO3 bind (INET): Invalid argument
> 
> AIPS 1: Enter user ID number
> ?2010
> AIPS 1:                          31DEC11 AIPS:
> AIPS 1:      Copyright (C) 1995-2011 Associated Universities, Inc.
> AIPS 1:            AIPS comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY;
> AIPS 1:                 for details, type HELP GNUGPL
> AIPS 1: This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
> AIPS 1: under certain conditions; type EXPLAIN GNUGPL for details.
> AIPS 1: Previous session command-line history recovered.
> AIPS 1: TAB-key completions enabled, type HELP READLINE for details.
> AIPS 1: Recovered POPS environment from last exit
>  >restore 0
>  >pcat
> AIPS 1: Catalog on disk  1
> AIPS 1:  Cat Usid Mapname      Class   Seq  Pt     Last access      Stat
> AIPS 1:    1 2010 19960901    .CH 0  .    1 UV 01-FEB-2011 14:07:14
> AIPS 1:    2 2010 19960901    .LINE  .    1 UV 01-FEB-2011 14:07:14
> AIPS 1:    3 2010 19960901    .CH 0  .    2 UV 01-FEB-2011 19:26:25
> AIPS 1:    4 2010 19960901    .LINE  .    2 UV 01-FEB-2011 19:59:48
> AIPS 1:    5 2010 L1287(1,1)  .SPLIT .    1 UV 01-FEB-2011 20:01:09
> AIPS 1:    6 2010 L1287       .SPLIT .    1 UV 01-FEB-2011 19:49:17
> AIPS 1:    7 2010 L1287(2,2)  .SPLIT .    1 UV 01-FEB-2011 20:02:19
> AIPS 1:    9 2010 3C48_K      .MODEL .    1 MA 01-FEB-2011 18:15:24
> AIPS 1:   15 2010 3C48_K      .MODEL .    2 MA 01-FEB-2011 18:20:01
> AIPS 1: Catalog on disk  2
> AIPS 1:  Cat Usid Mapname      Class   Seq  Pt     Last access      Stat
>  >
> 
> Please, can you tell me is there is any way to make aips aware of all 
> the files copied to the data disk of the new computer?
> 
> Regards,
> 

When you say "old" computer and "new" computer - what do you mean?  Was 
one a Solaris computer or a Mac PPC whilst the new one is a Linux or Mac 
Intel machine?

If so, there are major problems and you cannot do what you tried to do.
AIPS does provide a stand-alone program to do what you want called REBYTE.

If both were Linux boxes with Intel cpus, then this is not the problem.
Are the "missing" files on disk 1 or 2?  If 2, there might be a missing 
CA file - exit aips and see if it deletes the CA file on disk 2.  If it 
does the temporary one created when you started was empty.  If it does 
not, then the CA file contains things that PCAT is not showing.

I need more information to help you...

Eric Greisen