The INPUT and GO macros

To help users and simplify routine operations, we have developped macro commands for mapping and display. These macros use SIC global variables that the user can change with simple LET assignments, and are accessible through the INPUT and GO symbol.

The INPUT symbol remembers the last operation described. INPUT INPUT will list the available macros, currently

    
  INPUT & GO :  Commands for multichannel mapping:  
    
  - UV_MAP     compute an image from UV data  
  - MX         compute an image from UV data and clean it  
  - CLEAN      clean a dirty image  
  - LEVEL      compute best contour level list  
  - LIST       make a alphanumeric list file of UV data  
  - FLUX       measure the total flux in a user defined area
  - FLAG       temporary flag some  UV data  
  - UVALL      make plots of UV data for all or selected channels  
  - MAP        plot a contour map of all or selected channels  
  - BIT        plot bitmap and contours of all or selected channels
  - NICE       a nicer version of MAP
  - SPECTRE    plot spectra from a data cube
  - POS        plot a contour map for velocity-position cubes, or
               rotated images.
  Type: INPUT command-name  for further information on a command  
  Type: GO command-name  to execute a command

INPUT Macro will give some help and the parameters of the specified macro. GO Macro will activate the specified macro, using its current parameters to run the GILDAS tasks which may be referred in the body of the macro. Variable names in the tailored environment are similar to the parameter names of the naked tasks; to get help you should thus use command EXPLAIN Task Parameter.