minirc.c

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/********************************************************************\
 
  Name:         minirc.c
  Created by:   Stefan Ritt
 
  Contents:     A "Mini-Run Control" program showing the basic concept
                of starting/stopping runs in the MIDAS system
 
  $Id$
 
\********************************************************************/
 
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include "midas.h"
 
/*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
int main()
{
   INT run_number, status;
   char host_name[256];
   char str[256];
 
   printf("Host to connect: ");
   ss_gets(host_name, 256);
 
   /* connect to experiment */
   status = cm_connect_experiment(host_name, "", "MiniRC", NULL);
   if (status != CM_SUCCESS)
      return 1;
 
   printf("Enter run number: ");
   ss_gets(str, 256);
   run_number = atoi(str);
 
   printf("Start run\n");
 
   /* start run */
   if (cm_transition(TR_START, run_number, str, sizeof(str), BM_WAIT, MT_INFO) != CM_SUCCESS)
      printf("%s", str);
 
   printf("Hit RETURN to stop run");
   getchar();
 
   /* stop run */
   if (cm_transition(TR_STOP, run_number, str, sizeof(str), BM_WAIT, MT_INFO) != CM_SUCCESS)
      printf("%s", str);
 
   cm_disconnect_experiment();
 
   return 1;
}