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00001 ########################################################################
00002 # Task to print a summary of the content of an SDM dataset
00003 #
00004 # v1.0: 2012.02.13, M. Caillat
00005 #
00006 import os
00007 from taskinit import *
00008 
00009 def asdmsummary(asdm=None):
00010     """Prints a description of the content of an SDM dataset to the CASA logger.
00011 
00012     Keyword argument:
00013 
00014     asdm -- Name of the input SDM directory.
00015 
00016     """
00017 
00018     try:
00019         casalog.origin('asdmsummary')
00020         theexecutable = 'asdmSummary'
00021         execute_string = theexecutable + ' ' + '--logfile \"' +casalog.logfile() +'\"'+ ' ' + asdm
00022 #        execute_string = theexecutable + ' '  + asdm
00023         casalog.post('Running ' + execute_string)
00024         exitcode = os.system(execute_string) >> 8
00025         if exitcode != 0 :
00026             casalog.post(theexecutable+' terminated with exit code '+str(exitcode), 'SEVERE')
00027             raise Exception, "Error while trying to produce a summary of '+" + asdm + "'."
00028     except Exception, instance:
00029         print '*** Error ***', instance
00030 
00031  
00032