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Other Utilities

Commands in this category perform miscellaneous actions that don't fit in the other categories.

Command

Purpose

ARGHELP

List on-line help for McIDAS command line syntax.

BKGRUN

Sends a command to the operating system.

CCODE

Lists country codes.

COMBINE

Combines three McIDAS frames into a single 24-bit image

CU

Lists a quantity in up to eight different units.

DATELIST

Lists the specified date in several formats.

FIND

Locates U. S. towns by name and state.

FRMSAVE

Saves a McIDAS frame to one of several image formats.

GLOBKEY

Lists global keyword parameters and examples.

LOOPIT

Runs a command on each frame in a loop.

LVF

Lists virtual frame files.

MCRUN

Execute a command after evaluating string variables.

MKRAOBID

Create ASCII file of information about mandatory level upper airstations.

PATH

Displays 2-dimensional path for object tracking.

RVF

Restores virtual frames saved with command SVF.

S

Lists Metar, Synoptic and RAOB stations within the cursor bounds.

STNLIST

Lists weather stations.

STNPLOT

Plots stations on a navigated frame.

SUNLIT

Lists the sunrise and sunset times for a specified location.

SVF

Saves frames to a virtual frame file.

TENTER

Enter strings defined in text file into the string table.

TIMEOUT

Runs a McIDAS command, stopping it after a waiting period.

VRTIMG

Merges a virtual graphic with an AREA.

WAIT

Pause a user-specified interval of time.


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