asdmsummary.py

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#
# This file was generated using xslt from its XML file
#
# Copyright 2009, Associated Universities Inc., Washington DC
#
import sys
import os
from  casac import *
import string
from taskinit import casalog
#from taskmanager import tm
import task_asdmsummary
def asdmsummary(asdm=''):

        """Summarized description of an ASDM dataset.

        The asdmsummary task prints to the CASA log a description of the content of an SDM dataset.
        
        Example:

        asdmsummary(sdm='10C-119_sb3070258_1.55628.42186299768')

        Prints information about the requested ASDM dataset to the CASA logger.

        Keyword argument:

        asdm -- Name of input ASDM directory.  
               example: sdm='10C-119_sb3070258_1.55628.42186299768'
                
  
        """

#
#    The following is work around to avoid a bug with current python translation
#
        mytmp = {}

        mytmp['asdm'] = asdm
        pathname='file:///'+os.environ.get('CASAPATH').split()[0]+'/share/xml/'
        trec = casac.utils().torecord(pathname+'asdmsummary.xml')

        casalog.origin('asdmsummary')
        if trec.has_key('asdmsummary') and casac.utils().verify(mytmp, trec['asdmsummary']) :
            result = task_asdmsummary.asdmsummary(asdm)

        else :
          result = False
        return result