Starting CONVERT from ICL

To start ICL, type:

     % icl

You will see any messages produced by system and user procedures, followed by the ICL> prompt, something like the following.

ICL (UNIX) Version 3.1-5 20/05/97

Loading installed package definitions...

  - Type HELP package_name for help on specific Starlink packages
  -   or HELP PACKAGES for a list of all Starlink packages
  - Type HELP [command] for help on ICL and its commands

ICL>

Then, to make the CONVERT commands known to the command language, type:

ICL> CONVERT

This will produce a CONVERT startup message similar to:

CONVERT commands are now available -- (Version 1.0, 1997 August)

Defaults for automatic NDF conversion are set.

Type CONHELP or HELP CONVERT for help on CONVERT commands.
Type "showme sun55" to browse the hypertext documentation.

The ICL command CONVERT is defined by the standard Starlink ICL login files to LOAD file convert.icl in the CONVERT executables directory. Non-Starlink sites must make their own arrangements.