#------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # # NSSDC/CDF SkeletonTable online help. # # Version 1.1b, 21-Feb-97, Hughes STX. # # Modification history: # # V1.0 ?, J Love Original version. # V1.1 23-Sep-96, J Love CDF V2.6. # V1.1a 7-Jan-97, J Love Fixed cache qualifier. # V1.1b 21-Feb-97, J Love Removed RICE. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SkeletonTable is used to create a skeleton table file from a CDF. The parameters/qualifiers dialog box displayed when SkeletonTable is `executed' contains the following controls. Edit fields for... CDF: The file name of the CDF from which a skeleton table will be created. At the end of this field a button labeled "Select 1" is present. When selected, a standard input file dialog is displayed from which the CDF may be selected. Once a CDF is selected, its extension is automatically removed if it exists before its full file name is displayed. Skeleton: The file name of the skeleton table to be created. At the end of this field a button labeled "Select 2" is present. When selected, a standard output file dialog is displayed in which the skeleton table file name may be specified. Don't specify an extension - `.skt' is appended automatically. If this field is left blank, the skeleton table name defaults to the name of the CDF (with `.skt' appended) and is placed in the folder containing the SkeletonTable executable. The "Output to screen" check box also affects the destination of the skeleton table. Cache sizes: The number of 512-byte buffers to be used for the CDF's dotCDF file, staging file, and compression scratch file. If this field is left blank, default cache sizes chosen by the CDF library are used. The cache sizes are specified with a comma-separated list of pairs where is the number of cache buffers and is the type of file. The file 's are as follows: `d' for the dotCDF file, `s' for the staging file, and `c' for the compression scratch file. For example, `200d,100s' specifies 200 cache buffers for the dotCDF file and 100 cache buffers for the staging file. The dotCDF file cache size can also be specified without the `d' for compatibility with older CDF releases (eg. `200,100s'). Note that not all of the file types must be specified. Those not specified will receive a default cache size. Variables: If the values for selected variables are to be displayed, this field should contain a comma-separated list of delimited variable names. See the `Values' radio button. Check boxes for... Output to screen: Whether or not the skeleton table is displayed on the screen in the `SkeletonTable: standard output' window. If not checked, the skeleton table is written to a file. Use FORMAT: Whether or not the FORMAT attribute is used when writing variable values (if the FORMAT attribute exists and an entry exists for the variable). -0.0 to 0.0: Whether or not -0.0 is converted to 0.0 by the CDF library when read from a CDF. Page output: If the skeleton table is being displayed on the screen, whether or not the output is displayed one page (screen) at a time. Report info's: Whether or not informational status codes from the CDF library should be reported. Report warnings: Whether or not warning status codes from the CDF library should be reported. Report errors: Whether or not error status codes from the CDF library should be reported. Log progress: Whether or not progress messages are displayed. Display statistics: Whether or not caching statistics are displayed at the end of each CDF. About: Display the library version that is used to creat the tool. Radio buttons for... zMode: The zMode to be used for the CDF. 0...zMode is disabled. 1...zMode/1 should be used. The dimension variances of the rVariables will be preserved. 2...zMode/2 should be used. The dimensions of rVariables having a variance of NOVARY (false) are hidden. Values: Data values to be extracted from the CDF. None: Place no variable values in the skeleton table. NRV: Place only NRV variable values in the skeleton table. RV: Place only RV variable values in the skeleton table. All: Place all variable values in the skeleton table. Selected: Place the values of the variables named in the `Variables' edit field in the skeleton table. Buttons for... Enter Causes SkeletonTable to create a skeleton table based on the parameters/qualifiers specified. Help Causes this online help to be displayed. Quit Causes SkeletonTable to terminate. (A skeleton table is not created.) This button is only present the first time the parameters/qualifiers dialog box is displayed.