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%.IDENT      show_tcat.hlq
%.AUTHOR     KB, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, SHOW/TCAT
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: SHOW/TCAT
%.VERSION    1.0  10-OCT-1988 : Creation, KB
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SECTION./TCAT
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SHOW/TCAT					10-OCT-1988   KB
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SHOW/TCAT [cat_name] [display_flag]
	show no. of entries in a table catalog
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Purpose:
          Display the total no. of entries + last entry no. in a table catalog.
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Syntax:
          SHOW/TCAT [cat_name] [display_flag]
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          cat_name = name of table catalog;
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              defaulted to currently active table catalog
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          display_flag = D(isplay) or N(odisplay), for displaying the
              information on the terminal or not; defaulted to D
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See also:
          READ/TCAT, SUBTRACT/TCAT, ADD/TCAT
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          Chapter 3, MIDAS Users Guide, Volume A
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Note:
          The total no. of entries + last entry no. are also written
          into integer keyword OUTPUTI(1,2).
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          See the help of the SET/TCAT command to find out how to make a
          catalog ``active''
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Examples:
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          SHOW/TCAT vinchuga
          Display the no. of entries + last entry no. in table catalog
          vinchuga.cat
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