Introduction

DPUSER is an interactive language that is capable of handling numbers (both real and complex), strings, and matrices. Its main aim is to do astronomical image analysis, for which it provides a comprehensive set of functions, but it can also be used for many other applications.

List of available documentation

The DPUSER Language Command Reference
Command Syntax Plotting Alphabetical function list
Operators Handling of FITS files Alphabetical procedure list
Conditional statements and loops Examples Alphabetical list of pgplot routines
Data types and variables Category index

Obtaining DPUSER

DPUSER has been ported to several platforms. For instructions how to get and install DPUSER, go to the installing page. You can also download the documentation in html format.

Using DPUSER

DPUSER is a text-console program and therefore can be run on any terminal. On startup, you are greeted by a short message and the DPUSER> prompt appears. Now you are ready to type commands. As in a UNIX-shell, you can use the up- and down keys to browse previously typed commands. Filename expansion using the tab-key is also supported. When run in the Windows Environment, a GUI frontend called windpuser can be started which provides similar functionality.

The Author

DPUSER was written by Thomas Ott as a software package for reducing astronomical speckle data. If you have comments or suggestions regarding DPUSER, please feel free to send me an e-mail.

Warranty

Provided as is...
Copyright © Thomas Ott DPUSER - The Next Generation 0.99