Set Process - setup postprocessing for scheduled passes

PANEL

Auto Archive @@ Yes     Device Name  [v] ____________________

Catalog Pass @@ Yes     Post Process [v] ____________________

            (Accept)  (Help)  (Quit)

DESCRIPTION

The Set Process panel is used to set the values of autoarchive and postprocess related fields for scheduled pass(es). It affects all selected scheduled passes and has no effects for other selected passes. It serves as a means to edit the processing parameters for pass(es) that have been already scheduled by some other means. When the desired changes have been made, the Accept button is pressed to apply these values to the selected scheduled passes. Pressing the Quit button has the effect of making no changes to the schedule. A more detailed description of each field and button follows.

PANEL ITEMS

Auto Archive

This cycle item determines whether or not scheduled passes will be automatically archived after they are are received.

Catalog Pass

This cycle item is enabled only if Auto Archive is Yes. It determines whether or not scheduled passes will be cataloged as part of the automatic archive process.

Device Name

This composite item is enabled only if Auto Archive is Yes. It determines the device to be used for automatic archiving. Device names can be selected using the pulldown menu, or they can be manually typed in. Device names in the pulldown menu are defined in the file $PASSDIR/devtable. Only those devices that actually exist are used.

Post Process

This composite item defines the post process to run when pass reception starts. Post processes can be selected using the pulldown menu, or they can be manually typed in. Pulldown menu choices are files in the directory $PASSDIR/postprocs or None. (The user is cautioned against having a post process with the name None).

If manually entering a post process, the user should ensure that the process in the PATH of tsched, the daemon that runs scheduled passes.

Accept

This button item has the effect of applying the current values of the panel to all selected scheduled passes. It also exits the panel.

Help

The Help button brings up this description.

Quit

This button item exits the panel without making any changes. Other xcapcon functions are blocked until this panel is quit (either by means of this button or the Accept button).

NOTES

Multiple post-processing scripts can be entered at once using semi-colon or ampersand separators, e.g.

"script1 [;|&] script2 [;|&] script3"

If a script is followed by a semi-colon, it is run in the foreground. If a script is followed by an ampersand, it is run in the background. Consider the following example:

"script1 ; script2 & script3"

script1 is run in the foreground. When script1 completes, then script2 is run in the background. script3 is started in the foreground at the same time as script2 is started in the background.

Last Update: $Date: 2000/04/12 01:00:06 $