IRAF help page for package noao.digiphot.ptools, program pttest

from NOAO pttest -- run basic tests on the ptools package tasksUSAGEPARAMETERSDESCRIPTIONEXAMPLESTIME REQUIREMENTSBUGSSEE ALSO

pttest -- run basic tests on the ptools package tasks


USAGE

pttest rootname


PARAMETERS

rootname

The root name of the output test files. The actual test files are stored in in the PTOOLS package test directory. If the test files already exist PTTEST will exit with a warning message.

ptlogfile =

The name of the output log file. By default all the output is logged in a file called rootname.log". If the log file already exists PTTEST will exit with a warning message.

ptplotfile =

The name of the output plot file. By default all the graphics output is logged in a file called rootname.plot". If the plot file already exists PTTEST will exit with a warning message.


DESCRIPTION

PTTEST is a simple script which exercises each of the major tasks in the PTOOLS package in turn. At startup PTTEST reads a small set of text files stored in the PTOOLS test subdirectory and creates copies of them in the user's working directory. PTTEST initializes the PTTOLS package by returning all the parameters to their default state, runs each of the PTOOLS tasks in non-interactive mode, spools the text output to the file ptlogfile, and the graphics output from the PEXAMINE task to the plot metacode file ptplotfile.

Some of PTOOLS tasks which PTTEST attempts to test are in the STSDAS TABLES package. If this package is not available a warning message will appear on the screen and this part of the PTTEST script will be skipped. The TABLES external addon package is availble from ST.


EXAMPLES

1. Check to see that all the PTOOLS tasks are functioning correctly.

	da> ptools
	... load the ptools package
	da> pttest testit
	... run the test script
	da> lprint testit.log
	... print the text output
	da> gkidir testit.plot
	... list the contents of the plot file
	da> gkiextract testit.plot 1-N | stdplot
	... send the plots to the plotter


TIME REQUIREMENTS


BUGS


SEE ALSO

tables,


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