IAP GENERATION
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			  LOCATION OF IAP PLANS

- ECS Activity Plans are located on soc (150.144.28.99) in 
  /ftp/iws_files/output_actpla 



			 MAKING A QUICK & DIRTY IAP

- Step 1:

    Make a file such as the following (which I called 19apr96.IAP): 

    19-Apr-1996
    Fri the 19th: Dynamics tests/ Flat field load/ FD & HR mags
    Sat the 20th: Dynamics tests/ Flat field load/ FD & HR mags
    Sun the 21st: Dynamics tests/ Flat field load/ FD & HR mags
    Mon the 22nd: Dynamics tests/ Flat field load/ FD & HR mags
    Tue the 23rd: Dynamics tests/ Flat field load/ FD & HR mags
    Wed the 24th: Continuous Dynamics/ FD mags
    Thu the 25th: Continuous Dynamics/ FD Mags
    Fri the 26th: Continuous Dynamics/ FD Mags
    Sat the 27th: Continuous Dynamics/ FD mags
    Sun the 28th: Continuous Dynamics/ FD mags

    Note that the first line in the file is important -- it sets the 
    start time for the first file; put as many lines as days are needed.

    For these lines, the stuff to the left of the colon is taken
    as a comment, the stuff on the right appears in the IAP as the sciplan.
    What I put is about as much as can be read in the plan display.
    (Use the fewest words that do the job.) 

- Step 2:

    Then run /md84/plan/bin/qdiap 19apr96.IAP    ; Use your filename of course

    The output for the first day for my example is:

    [filename = MDI960419003.IAP]

    DATATYPE = INSTRUMENTER INPUT TO THE ACTIVITY PLAN
    FILENAME = MDI960419003.IAP
    INSTRUME = MDI
    ORIG_ID  = qdiap v0.3b (2-Apr-96)
    OBSERVER = saba@mdisas.nascom.nasa.gov

    DATE_CRE = 1996/04/18 17:29:39
    STARTIME = 1996/04/19 00:00:00
    ENDTIME  = 1996/04/20 00:00:00
    COMMENT  = Preliminary plan -- daily block
    END
    SCIPLAN_prelim
        STARTIME = 1996/04/19 00:00:00
        ENDTIME  = 1996/04/19 23:59:59
        INSTRUME = MDI
        SCI_OBJ  = Dynamics tests/ Flat field load/ FD & HR mags
        OBJECT   = FS

- Step 3:
 
    Ftp files to ECS:
      ftp soc
      login as mdi
      then cd to iws_files/input_actplan     
      turn prompt off (prompt n) and use mput (mput *.IAP)