tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698858162387672100.post3854362279152333755..comments2023-04-14T08:53:35.419-05:00Comments on Collected Shreds of AIPS Wisdom: cleaning up your catalogLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007910800783392253noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698858162387672100.post-27725932101557594122010-03-20T08:15:47.564-05:002010-03-20T08:15:47.564-05:00recat only works for catalog files and not for tab...recat only works for catalog files and not for tables. The verbs extdest and tacop are good for table manipulation. Be very careful, however, when playing with tables. You can really screw up your original datat file.amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427598026149859459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698858162387672100.post-47060564707803947502010-03-20T07:25:48.999-05:002010-03-20T07:25:48.999-05:00does recat work for tables too?does recat work for tables too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698858162387672100.post-61848673893089550022010-01-07T08:46:44.468-06:002010-01-07T08:46:44.468-06:00Another nice thing here is the verb RECAT. It fill...Another nice thing here is the verb RECAT. It fills up the gaps in your catalog by "compressing" it. For example, entries 1 to 200 are filled, then some numbers are missing, and 215, 216 and 219 are used.<br />After RECAT number 215 became 201, 216 became 202 and 219 became 203.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com