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qimager - Constructor

	Package	synthesis
	Module	qimager
	Tool	qimager

Construct an qimager tool

Synopsis
qimager(filename, compress, host, forcenewserver)

Description
This is used to construct qimager tools associated with a MeasurementSet. The qimager tool may then be used to generate various types of images. Note that a new executable is started every time the constructor is called.

This returns a Glish variable containing the tool functions of qimager.

Arguments

filename		MeasurementSet to be imaged
		Allowed:	Table name
		Default:	''
compress		Compress calibration columns?
		Allowed:	Bool
		Default:	F
host		Host on which to run qimager
		Allowed:	String: '' means localhost
		Default:	''
forcenewserver		Flag to force a new qimager client
		Allowed:	Bool
		Default:	T

Returns
qimager tool

Example

imgr:=qimager('3C273XC1.MS')      
imgr.setimage(nx=256, ny=256, cellx='0.7arcsec', celly='0.7arcsec')
imgr.image(type='corrected', image='3C273XC1.dirty')
imgr.close()