McIDAS User's Guide
Version 2017.2

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DOQTL

Selectively deletes MD files.


Format

DOQTL bfile efile cutoff


Parameters

bfile

beginning MD file in the range (no default)

efile

ending MD file in the range (no default)

cutoff

maximum number of MD files kept on the system, in days (no default)


Remarks

Command DOQTL allows you to delete unwanted MD files on the workstation according to the specified cutoff. If cutoff =4, only the MD files for the last four days are retained on the workstation; the rest are deleted. This assumes that the MD files 1 to 10 are for ISFC schema data, MD files 11 to 20 are for IRAB schema data, etc.


Example

DOQTL 1 30 2

If the current day is 91223, this entry saves MD files 2, 3, 12, 13, 22 and 23, and deletes the rest.


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