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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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