CONVERTAIMS(1)

NAME
       ConvertAIMS - Convert an AIMS trace file to an SDDF file

SYNOPSIS
       ConvertAIMS

DESCRIPTION
       The  ConvertAIMS program converts an AIMS trace file to an
       SDDF file.  In order to perform the  conversion,  an  SDDF
       file  containing  the descriptions of the SDDF record for-
       mats to be generated is required.

       The program first prompts for the name of  the  SDDF  file
       containing  record  descriptions, then for the name of the
       AIMS trace file.  Next it prompts for the format  type  of
       the  output  file (ASCII, binary, or converted binary) and
       the name of the output file.

       If the AIMS trace format  changes,  both  the  ConvertAIMS
       program  and  the supplied AimsFormat.ascii file will need
       to be changed.

FILES
       /Templates/AimsFormat.ascii
              An ASCII  format  SDDF  file  containing  the  SDDF
              Record Descriptors that define the event types used
              by the NASA AIMS trace data files.

SEE ALSO
       Ruth A. Aydt, The Pablo Self-Defining Data Format

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  1994,  The  University  of  Illinois  Board  of
       Trustees.

AUTHOR
       Ruth A. Aydt, University of Illinois