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%.COPYRIGHT  (c)  1990 European Southern Observatory
%.IDENT      run.hlq
%.AUTHOR     KB, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, RUN/
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: RUN/
%.VERSION    1.0  28-APR-1983 : Creation, KB
%.VERSION    1.1  04-OCT-1991 : Update, KB
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RUN							04-OCT-1991  KB
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RUN progr
	execute a program inside the MIDAS\ environment
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Purpose:
	  Execute a program inside MIDAS and pass over current keywords.
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Syntax:  
          RUN progr
\ys\pa
          progr = complete file specification of executable program, if not in
                current directory;
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                if no file type given, ``.exe'' is appended;
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                Warning: if no program name is given, MIDAS tries to execute a
                module with name ?.exe ...
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See also:
          @@, MIDAS Environment document
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Note: 
          It is assumed, that the program has been written with the FORTRAN
          or C interfaces from the MIDAS Environment.
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          With this command you assure correct keyword communication between
          the program and the monitor.
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          Beware, in VMS the command $RUN also executes a module:
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          Using $RUN instead of RUN in MIDAS will execute the module,
          but the keywords will contain garbage.
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          For Unix the program name (without path specification!) will be
          converted to lowercase.
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Examples:
\ex
          RUN tecate
          Execute module tecate.exe .
\xe\ex
          RUN bohemia.cerv
          Execute module bohemia.cerv .
\xe\ex
          RUN ESO$DISK:[ESO]dosequis
          Execute module ESO$DISK:[ESO]dosequis.exe on a VMS machine.
\xe\ex
          RUN /esodisk/eso/cartablanca
          Execute module /esodisk/eso/cartablanca.exe on a Unix machine.
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