file: HOW_TO_CREATE_RTS_PACKET_TIMES_FILE.DOC		Oct 24,97 - KE Simmons

	When preparing to run the UVS or EUV RTS IPF process procedures,
a listing of the expected packet start-end times is needed so the packets
can be searched for appropriate times, bridge packet gaps, etc.  The 
process of creating this packet time file is as follows.

	First find the sequence file for this load and make sure its
name has the format SEF*.UNI* .  Run the sequence stripping program (which
strips UVS, EUV and associated critical commands-like FLUSH) with the
program DISKH:[GLLSEQ.SOFTWARE]SEF_STRIP.PRO;94.  Create an output file
with the name convention SEF*.STRIP* .

	Next run the IDL program that searches the stripped file and 
creates a list of the expected packets.  This is the program:
DISKH:[GLLSEQ.SOFTWARE]UVS_PACKET_TIMES.PRO .  Its output will then be used
by the IPF_RT_PROC routine in TORUS1:[GLL_RAW.SOFTWARE.IPF_PROC].  The
correct file name format for this packet list file is UVS_PKT_TIMES.* or
EUV_PKT_TIMES.* .

	The x_PACKET_TIMES.PRO cannot determine the correct time at the
sequence beginning, at the 6RTSL1 command, so the resulting file needs to be
hand edited to correct the start time: just remove this 6RTSL1 line.

	The same process is used for EUV or UVS packets but different
routines are used to search the stripped sequence file.

	The packet_times file must be copied to the ANSA directory for
correct packet query processing there.