Partial Question/Answer walk through

Move to the partial question/answer user interface by typing:

[8]Xronos> cui p
Current user interface is :            partial question/answer

The partial question/answer user interface is designed to avoid specifying the input filename(s) everytime a XRONOS application is run. Rather input filenames are entered and stored using the data command. The same files used in the previous section are specified by typing:

[9]Xronos> data
     Enter up to  50 input filenames and options for series 1 (or rtn)
     Ser. A filename   1 +options[.rbf]=> c2030
 
Source ............EXO 2030+40    +   Start Time ........1985 302  15:59: 4
Bin Time (s) ......   1.000           Stop  Time ........1985 302  16:11:20
No. of Points .....         743       Experiment ........   EXOSAT ME
Instrum., OBC rec..     AR , E5       Detectors on Source       5-  8
PHA Bin range .....       2- 36       Detectors on Bkgd..       1-  4
 
     Ser. A filename   2 +options[.rbf]=>
     Enter up to  50 input filenames and options for series 2 (or rtn)
     Ser. B filename   1 +options[.rbf]=> a2030
 
Source ............EXO 2030+40    +   Start Time ........1985 302  15:59: 4
Bin Time (s) ......   1.000           Stop  Time ........1985 302  16:11:20
No. of Points .....         743       Experiment ........   EXOSAT ME
Instrum., OBC rec..     AR , E5       Detectors on Source       5-  8
PHA Bin range .....       2- 16       Detectors on Bkgd..       1-  4
 
     Ser. B filename   2 +options[.rbf]=>
     Enter up to  50 input filenames and options for series 3 (or rtn)
     Ser. C filename   1 +options[.rbf]=> b2030
 
Source ............EXO 2030+40    +   Start Time ........1985 302  15:59: 4
Bin Time (s) ......   1.000           Stop  Time ........1985 302  16:11:20
No. of Points .....         743       Experiment ........   EXOSAT ME
Instrum., OBC rec..     AR , E5       Detectors on Source       5-  8
PHA Bin range .....      17- 36       Detectors on Bkgd..       1-  4
 
     Ser. C filename   2 +options[.rbf]=>
 
 
[10]Xronos>

Note that in this way files c2030.rbf, a2030.rbf and b2030.rbf have been associated to SERIES A, B and C, respectively. Equivalently, all filenames could have been entered from the XRONOS prompt as follows:

[10]Xronos> data c2030,,a2030,,b2030

Note that a single comma separates input files from the same series, a double comma input files from different series. The current input filename setup is checked by typing:

[11]Xronos> data/show
 
Series A :  file  1 : C2030
 
Series B :  file  1 : A2030
 
Series C :  file  1 : B2030

In order to repeat the lc1 examples in the previous section by using the partial question/answer user interface, you should type:

[12]Xronos> lc1 b

By doing this the input file(s) which is the data command associated with SERIES B (i.e. a2030.rbf) will be used as input files for lc1 (i.e. SERIES 1)

>>>> Program lc1          7-JUL-1992 16:41:40         Xronos vers. 3.00 Jul 92
 
     Enter up to  50 input filenames and options for series 1 (or rtn)
lc1> Ser. 1 filename   1 +options[.rbf]=> A2030
 
Source ............EXO 2030+40    +   Start Time ........1985 302  15:59: 4
Bin Time (s) ......   1.000           Stop  Time ........1985 302  16:11:20
No. of Points .....         743       Experiment ........   EXOSAT ME
Instrum., OBC rec..     AR , E5       Detectors on Source       5-  8
PHA Bin range .....       2- 16       Detectors on Bkgd..       1-  4
 
lc1> Ser. 1 filename   2 +options[.rbf]=>
lc1> Window Options ?          {y/n}[n]=>
 
xrask> EOF in input string
lc1> Window Options ?          {y/n}[n]=>

From this point onwards the execution of lc1 proceeds as in the previous section.

Similarly, in order to repeat the psd examples in the previous section type:

[13]Xronos> psd a

or, more simply:

[14]Xronos> psd

By doing this the input file(s) which the data command associated with SERIES A (i.e. c2030.rbf) will be used as input file(s) for psd (i.e. SERIES 1); after that you can reply to individual questions as in the question/answer user interface.

In order to repeat the lc2 examples of the previous section:

[15]Xronos> lc2 b c

By doing this the input file(s) associated to SERIES B and SERIES C with the data command (i.e. a2030.rbf and b2030.rbf, respectively) will be used as the soft (i.e. SERIES 1) and hard (i.e. SERIES 2) input files for lc2, respectively.

Lorella Angelini
Thu 12 Oct 16:35:19 1995