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Commands

 

MIDAS is a command driven system in which the user enters commands followed by parameters. This implies that the user must know a few commands and their structure in order to make effective use of the system. Since most users cannot keep all the commands and their parameters at their finger tips, an extensive on--line help facility has been created as well as a printed version of the help text (see the Appendices).

A MIDAS command has the following structure:

COMMAND/QUALIFIER par1 par2 ... par8

where par1 is the first parameter and so on. The important points are:

MIDAS commands divide themselves into three categories:

The MIDAS commands are listed in alphabetical order and explained in detail in Volume C of the MIDAS User Guide. The application commands are developed for special purposes such as CCD or CASPEC reductions. They are described and listed in the various sections related to particular applications. For reductions of data you should refer to Volume B of this manual. The procedure control commands are described in Chapter gif.



Rein Warmels
Mon Jan 22 12:06:29 MET 1996