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XLPLOT help file %2


     XLPLOT is a program to plot on TTY or LPT  the  files  produced  by
XLATE  (which  contain  the  system performance information collected on
TOPS-10 by the  TRACK  program),or  WATANL  (which  contain  the  system
performance information collected on TOPS-20 by the WATCH program).  The
input file produced by XLATE/WATANL contains  most  of  the  information
needed by XLPLOT, which keeps the XLPLOT dialog rather simple.

     Like XLATE/WATANL, XLPLOT uses FORTRAN's DIALOG mode of  input  for
file  specifications;  these specifications should be terminated with an
altmode or escape.



1.0  INPUT FILENAME

     This is the file produced by XLATE/WATANL.



2.0  OUTPUT TO TTY (Y OR N)?

     If the output is to go to a file on disk, type N, otherwise type Y.
See description below of options when outputting to a TTY.



2.1  OUTPUT FILENAME

     If "N" was typed to the above question, then XLPLOT  will  ask  for
the  name  of  the output file.  This will be a FORTRAN formatted output
file.  If the extension is not .DAT, the the /FILE:FORTRAN  switch  must
be  used  when it is printed via GALAXY, or the /P switch used in a COPY
command.



3.0  WHAT PLOTS TO GRAPH (ALL OR NAME)?

     This gives you the capability of graphing specific plots, or  doing
all  at once (the later is useful when going to a disk file).  If ALL is
given, then XLPLOT goes through all of the information TRACK  collected.
If  you  type the specific 4-character abbreviation of a plot, only it's
data is graphed.  The 4-character abbreviations are specified by  track,
and are in the NAMES.TRK file used by XLATE/WATANL.



4.0  USE ALL INPUT FILE DATA?

     This question reads in full:

USE ALL INPUT FILE DATA,
 OR SELECT X-AXIS LIMITS
 (ALL or SELECT)?

This provides the capability of graphing only portions  of  a  day  (the
x-axis  values  are  the  time  of  day, with the minutes represented as
decimal portions of an hour).  Typing SELECT will cause XLPLOT to prompt
for the minimum and maximum times to use.

                           TTY OUTPUT OPTIONS


     When the output is to a TTY (as specified in the  dialog  described
above),  XLPLOT  will pause for input after each plot is displayed.  The
terminal should be set for a width of 132, and the automatic pausing  at
the end of each page should be disabled.

     The possible inputs when XLPLOT has paused after displaying a  plot
are:

     1.  Carriage return:  Go on to the next plot.
     2.  

              "LL":  Do the plot again, but to device  PLT:,  then  wait
         again for another input from the terminal.
     3.  "E":   Exit  from  XLPLOT  after  closing  any   output   files
         (including the PLT:  device if it has been opened).
     4.  "A":  Abort the XLPLOT processing, and do not close any  output
         files.
     5.  Anything else:  Do the plot again, but to device PLT:, then  go
         onto the next plot.

The device PLT:  will be closed when the program terminates.