Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of sample_dquery_request

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May 19, 2010, 1:20:10 PM (16 years ago)

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watersc1

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+== Creating Detectability Server Request Files == [wiki:PostageStampServer up to PostageStampServer]
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+Detectability server request files are FITS tables.
+
+We expect that various science servers and other users will have their own programs for
+building request files.
+
+To help with testing the detectability server we have written a simple script called
+detect_query_create, which is installed as part of the standard IPP installation.
+It may be found in the IPP source tree in the directory pstamp/scripts. 
+
+This script has no IPP dependencies but does use the perl module Astro::FITS::CFITSIO.
+
+The input to this program is a text file. For example
+
+{{{
+# DQtest.txt
+
+# A sample detectability query description file
+# This can be parsed with the program detect_query_create to build a
+# MOPS_DETECTABILITY_QUERY fits binary table
+
+# First line of data is for the extension header
+#
+# Note that value for QUERY_ID may be overridden by teh detect_query_create command line argument --query_id
+# Blank and comment lines (like this one) are ignored
+
+# QUERY_ID            EXTVER FPA_ID      MJD-OBS FILTER OBSCODE STAGE
+warptest.20100519     1      o5304g0066o 55304   z      566     warp
+
+# subsequent lines define the rows in the table
+# Fields are separated by spaces. 
+# ROWNUM    RA1_DEG   DEC1_DEG   RA2_DEG   DEC2_DEG   MAG
+1           161.59932 58.25591 161.59000   58.25700   19
+2           161.62225 58.25447 161.62300   58.25400   19
+3           161.63360 58.36666 161.63400   58.36700   19
+}}}
+
+Only the RA1_DEG and DEC1_DEG columns are used for the detectability query at this point, as only PSF photometry is currently supported.  Similarly, the specified magnitude is not currently used in the query.
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+