Examining parameter sets (STATUS)

There will be perhaps hundreds of parameters in the parameter file and each procedure will likely use a different subset of these. You can examine the parameters for a procedure without running the procedure itself by issuing the STATUS command:

STATUS proc

where

[proc] ...is the name of a procedure.

Type:

EASI>STATUS EX2C

Your screen will clear and the following will appear:

EX2C     Example Program 
VECTOR  - Vector of Real Values           >        2        3        5      6.4
POWER   - Power to Raise Values           >  MISSING  MISSING  MISSING  MISSING
REPORT  - Report Mode: TERM/OFF/filename  :TERM
 EX2C    :  1 Critical Parameter(s) Missing.

The first line gives a short description of the program, the current software version and the time and date. Following this is a list of parameters needed to run EX2C and their current values. The STATUS also informs the user if a parameter is missing. Here the STATUS for EX2C produced an error because the POWER vector was not defined. Let us correct the error:

Type:

EASI>POWER=4,3,2,1
EASI>STATUS EX2C

Your screen will again clear and the following will appear:

EX2C     Example Program (Fortran Version)
VECTOR  - Vector of Real Values           >        2        3        5      6.4
POWER   - Power to Raise Values           >        4        3        2        1
REPORT  - Report Mode: TERM/OFF/filename  :TERM

Notice that the VECTOR parameter was unchanged, while POWER is now defined properly.

STATUS does not change the parameters: it is simply an aid that frees you from memorizing the parameters used by each program.