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Unidata McIDAS User's Guide
Version 2009 Table of Contents

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Chapter 1 - Installing and Configuring McIDAS-X

• Installing McIDAS-X on Unix or Mac OS X Workstations
• Installing McIDAS-X on Windows XP Workstations
• Configuring McIDAS-X Sessions with .mcidasrc
• Registering MD File Schemas
• Configuring GINI, NEXRAD, NEXRCOMP, and NOWrad ADDE Servers
• Installing McIDAS-XCD on Unix Workstations

Chapter 2 - Introduction

• Conventions
• Workstation Characteristics
• Starting and Ending a McIDAS Session
• Entering and Editing Commands
• Displaying Images and Graphics
• Using Strings and Function Keys
• Using the McIDAS-X Graphical User Interface
• Using the ADDE
• Getting Started with ADDE

Chapter 3 - Commands

• Documentation Conventions
• Commands by Categories
• Commands by Alphabetical Order

Chapter 4 - McBASI Interpreter

• McBASI Interpreter Commands and Reserved Words
• Functions
• McBASI Sample Programs

Chapter 5 - F Key Menu System

• Creating a Menu File
• Pseudocommands
• Defining Loops
• Sample Menu File

Appendices

• A - Global Keywords
• B - Julian Day Calendar
• C - Sensor Source Numbers
• D - Bands for Satellite Imagery
• E - Stability Parameters
• F - System Files
• G - MCPATH
• H - Running Commands Outside a McIDAS-X Session
• I - McIDAS-X Site Administration and Management