NAME

daotest -- run basic tests on the daophot package tasks

USAGE

daotest imname

PARAMETERS

imname

The root name of the output test images. The input test image is stored in fits format in the DAOPHOT package test directory. If the image already exists DAOTEST will exit with a warning message.

daologfile = ""

The name of the output log file. By default all the output image header listings and photometry file output is logged in a file called imname.log" . If the log file already exists DAOTEST will exit with a warning message.

daoplotfile = ""

The name of the output plot file. By default all the graphics output is logged in a file called imname.plot" . If the plot file already exists DAOTEST will exit with a warning message.

DESCRIPTION

DAOTEST is a simple script which exercises each of the major tasks in the DAOPHOT package in turn. At startup DAOTEST reads a small fits image stored in the DAOPHOT test subdirectory and creates the image imname in the user's working directory. DAOTEST initializes the DAOPHOT package by returning all the parameters to their default state, runs each of the DAOPHOT tasks in non-interactive mode, spools the text output to the file daologfile , the graphics output from the PSF task to the plot metacode file applotfile , and the image output from PSF, SUBSTAR and ADDSTAR to imname.psf.1 , imname.sub.1 , and imname.add.1 respectively.

EXAMPLES

1. Check to see that all the DAOPHOT tasks are functioning correctly.

	da> daophot

	... load the daophot package

	da> daotest testim

	... run the test script

	da> lprint testim.log

	... print the text output

	da> gkidir testim.plot

	... list the contents of the plot file

	da> gkiextract testim.plot 1-N | stdplot

	... send the plots to the plotter

	da> display testim 1

	... display the original image

	da> surface testim.psf.1

	... make a surface plot of the psf look-up table

	da> display testim.sub.1 1

	... display the image with all the stars fitted by ALLSTAR
	    substracted out

	da> display testim.add.1 1

	... display the image  containing three additional artificial
	    stars added by the ADDSTAR routine

TIME REQUIREMENTS

BUGS

SEE ALSO