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CALDFLAG (Jun97) ftools.caltools CALDFLAG (Jun97)
NAME
caldbflag -- switches flag status of calibration files in a CIF
USAGE
mission instrument alias inpfile flag1 switch1 flag2 switch2 flag3
switch3 flag4 switch4 flag7 switch7 flag8 switch8 flag10 switch10
flag12 switch12 origin flag13 swit13 flag14 swit14
(calfexp) (chatter) (mode)
DESCRIPTION
This task is a maintenance task for CALDB managers. For a given
calibration dataset listed within a local Calibration Index File
(CIF), the task enables 1 or more CIF flags to be switched to
requested values (at the EXTENSION level). THIS TASK SHOULD BE RUN
FROM THE TOP LEVEL DIRECTORY TO THE CALDB i.e. from $CALDB. As
input, the task requires :
(i) an ASCII file containing a list of calibration files whose flag
status is to be changed. FOR EACH FILE the path to the file should
be given AND the extension i.e.
data/xte/pca/bcf/e2c/pca_e2c_eo3v00.fits[1]
data/xte/pca/bcf/e2c/pca_e2c_eo3v00.fits[2]
data/xte/pca/bcf/e2c/pca_e2c_eo3v00.fits[5]
(ii) the mission & instrument whose CIF is to be updated.
(iii) the name of any alias for this instrument (doesnt matter
which is entered) i.e. for ASCA XRT the aliases are XRT1,
XRT2, XRT3, XRT4 for ASCA SIS the aliases are SIS0, SIS1
for ASCA XRT the aliases are GIS2, GIS3 for
ROSAT PSPC the aliases are PSPCB, PSPCC
If an instrument has no alias (i.e. XTE PCA) then just
re-enter the name of the instrument (i.e. PCA).
The alias info is required by a subroutine which determines the
path to a CIF.
(iii) the names of the CIF flags (equivalent to CIF columns) to
switch.
(iv) the NEW value for each CIF flag.
The input ASCII file consists of one entry (filename[#extn]) per
row. The task parses each entry, separating the filename[#extn]
from any directory path. This i/p filename[#extn] is then compared
to entries in the CIF. If a match is found then the status of the
requested flag(s) for that file is updated appropriately in the CIF.
The CIF flags whose values (status) may be switched are: flag1
(CIF column CAL_DEV) On/off-line status flag2 (CIF column
CAL_CLAS) OGIP class flag3 (CIF column CAL_DTYP) OGIP Caldb data
type flag4 (CIF column CAL_CNAM) OGIP data set flag7 (CIF column
CAL_VSD) Validity Start Date flag8 (CIF column CAL_VST) Validity
Start Time flag10 (CIF column CAL_QUAL) Data quality flag flag12
(CIF column CAL_DESC) Description string flag13 (CIF column
CAL_ORIG) flag to indicate (place) origin of cal data flag14 (CIF
column DETNAM) Name of detector
Flags CAL_CLAS, CAL_DTYP, CAL_CNAM, CAL_VSD, CAL_VST, CAL_QUAL,
CAL_DESC, CAL_ORIG, DETNAM: the NEW input value merely replaces the
old value.
Flag CAL_DEV slightly more complex : In cases when files are being
taken off-line (the ASCII list should therefore contain ALL the
[#extn] of that file), the path to (but NOT the name of) the
calibration file is removed from the CAL_DIR & CAL_FILE columns in
the CIF. This is to allow for the possibility that the file will be
restored back on-line in a different location.
In cases when files are being put back on-line (the ASCII list
should therefore contain ALL the [#extn] of that file), any path to
the file given via the i/p ASCII file is compared to the current
working directory.The task then attempts to determine the full path
to the file and checks whether it exists. If so (meaning the task
was indeed successfully able to determine the full path to the
file), this path is written to the appropriate row(s) of the
CAL_DIR column in the CIF.
General Points : The i/p ASCII file may contain blank lines, which
will be ignored. In addition, lines in the ASCII file starting
with the character # will be considered comment cards and also be
ignored. The calibration filenames may include local path names
(since to determine filename matches, all files, including those in
the CIF, are stripped of their paths). Appropriate Errors &
Warnings are issued if a calibration file given in the ASCII file
does not exist in the CIF, already has the flag status requested,
or (in the case of switches to the CAL_DEV flag), when caldbflag is
unable to determine the full path to the newly restored file.
PARAMETERS
mission [character string]
The user-supplied string for the mission name.
instrument [character string]
The user-supplied string for the instrument name.
alias [character string]
The name of the instrument alias
inpfile [character string]
The name of the user ASCII file containing the calibration
files whose CIF flag status is to be changed.
flag1 [logical]
User-supplied request to switch CAL_DEV flag in CIF.
switch1 [character string]
New value supplied to CAL_DEV.
flag2 [logical]
User-supplied request to switch CAL_CLAS flag in CIF.
switch2 [character string]
New value supplied to CAL_CLAS.
flag3 [logical]
User-supplied request to switch CAL_DTYP flag in CIF.
switch3 [character string]
New value supplied to CAL_DTYP.
flag4 [logical]
User-supplied request to switch CAL_CNAM flag in
CIF.
switch4 [character string]
New value supplied to CAL_CNAM.
flag7 [logical]
User-supplied request to switch CAL_VSD flag
in CIF.
switch7 [character string]
New value supplied to CAL_VSD.
flag8 [logical]
User-supplied request to switch CAL_VST
flag in CIF.
switch8 [character string]
New value supplied to CAL_VST.
flag10 [logical]
User-supplied request to switch
CAL_QUAL flag in CIF.
switch10 [character string]
New value supplied to CAL_QUAL.
flag12 [logical]
User-supplied request to switch
CAL_DESC flag in CIF.
switch12 [character string]
New value supplied to CAL_DESC
origin [logical]
User-supplied information as
to whether CIF contains
CAL_ORIG column.
flag13 [logical]
User-supplied request to
switch CAL_ORIG flag in CIF.
switch13 [character string]
New value supplied to
CAL_ORIG
flag14 [logical]
User-supplied request to
switch DETNAM flag in CIF.
switch14 [character string]
New value supplied to
DETNAM
(calfexp=CALDB) [character string]
The name of the
environment variable.
(chatter = 9) [integer]
Flag to indicate how
chatty the task is at
execution. A value of 9
is the default, with
lower/higher values
producing
quieter/verbose output
respectively.
(mode = "ql") [character string]
BUGS
None known
LOG OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
v1.0.0 (1996 Aug)
original version (Lorraine Breedon) v1.1.0 (1997 Jan)
adapted to account for file extensions (Lorraine Breedon)
v1.2.0 (1997 Jun) adapted to account for extra CIF
column CAL_ORIGIN (Lorraine Breedon) v1.3.0 (1997 Dec)
included option to switch DETNAM flag (Lorraine Breedon)
PRIMARY AUTHOR
Lorraine Breedon
HEASARC
NASA/GFSC
breedon@rosserv.gsfc.nasa.gov
(301) 286-1364
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