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%.COPYRIGHT  (c)  1990 European Southern Observatory
%.IDENT      set_icat.hlq
%.AUTHOR     KB, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, SET/ACAT
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: SET/ACAT
%.VERSION    1.0  03-JUN-1991 : Createion, KB
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SECTION./ACAT
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SET/ACAT                                        03-JUN-1991  KB
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SET/ACAT [cat_name]
	make given catalog the "active" ASCII\ file catalog
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Purpose: 
           Make given catalog the "active" ASCII file catalog.
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Syntax: 
           SET/ACAT [cat_name]
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           cat_name = name of catalog which should be enabled;
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               defaulted to 'acatalog.cat'
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See also:
           CLEAR/ACAT, CREATE/ACAT
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Note:    
           After having enabled an ASCII file catalog, files may either be
           accessed by their name or by their sequence number in the enabled
           (= currently active) catalog.
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           Contrary to image, tabler and fit file catalogs, ASCII files are not
           automatically added to an active ASCII file catalog.
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           Main usage of this command is for OUTTAPE/FITS which will write
           to tape the files in the currently active ASCII file catalog.
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Examples:
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           SET/ACAT 
           Make the ASCII file catalog 'acatalog.cat' the currently
           active ASCII file catalog in MIDAS.
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           SET/ACAT lola 
           Make the ASCII file catalog 'lola.cat' the currently active one.
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