browsetable – Browse a table (MS, calibration table, image) – utility task

Description

This task brings up a browser that can open and display any CASA table. The tablename can be specified at startup, or any table can be loaded after the browser comes up.

Parameters

Title
Parameter	Default	Description
tablename	`''`	Name of input table
mightedit	`False`	Warning: the GUI seems to ignore whether the table tool is opened read-only. Just be careful, esp. if filtering.
sortlist	`''`	Columns to sort by (ascending)
taql	`''`	TaQL query string for prefiltering the table.
skipcols	`''`	Columns to omit

Parameter Explanations

tablename

''

Name of table file (vis, calibration table, image): Default: none

Example: tablename=’ngc5921.ms’

mightedit

False

Disable the filtering options (below) and allow editing the table.

Default: False Options: False|True

Warning: the GUI seems to ignore whether the table tool is opened read-only - just be careful, esp. if filtering.

sortlist

''

List of columns to sort by: Default: none

taql

''

TaQL query string for prefiltering the table.: Default: none

Example: taql=”ANTENNA2 < 6

skipcols

''

Columns to NOT display.: Default: none

Example: skipcols=’feed1, feed2’