Current Page: NeXtMidas User's Guide Getting Help
-   | ## Getting Help NeXtMidas provides numerous sources of online help and documentation to assist both new and experienced users: Online documentation (viewable via a web browser at $NMROOT/htdocs/index.html): NeXtMidas User's Guide The ultimate reference for all aspects of the NeXtMidas framework. (You are looking at it.) NeXtMidas Training Course A complete training course designed for those new to NeXtMidas. Intended for use either in a class room setting or as a self-paced online training tool. Library API The Javadoc-generated library documentation for each installed option tree. Option Tree Documentation (for each installed option tree) Concept Help - Explains the concepts used in the option tree. Explain Files - The same explain files available via the `EXPLAIN` command viewable in a web browser. Library API - The Javadoc-generated library documentationfor each command. Documentation available within a NeXtMidas session (at the OS prompt, NOT the NeXtMidas "nM>" prompt). `nm -help` Displays NeXtMidas command syntax, environment variables, and runtime options. Documentation available inside the NeXtMidas shell: `DEFAULT <command>` Lists default values for a given command. See the explain file for `DEFAULT` for more details. `EXPLAIN <command>` Provides the most detailed description about the calling sequence and performance of a specified command. See the explain file for `EXPLAIN` for more details. `HELP <command>` Similar to the `EXPLAIN` command. See the explain file for `HELP` for more details. `HELP/GUI` Brings up a graphical help browser that includes the online help. `MENU` Provides an up-to-date list of all NeXtMidas commands available for execution. See the explain file for `MENU` for more details. `QUERY <object> <method>` Provides documentation for the Java methods that can be accessed via the `INVOKE` command. See the explain file for `QUERY` for more details. Command completion inside the NeXtMidas shell: A question mark (`?`) appearing at the end of a partial command line prompts NeXtMidas for command arguments. For example,
        nM> status ?
    gives the following prompt:
        FILE=
- -   After each prompt, NeXtMidas displays the completed command line which you can either edit or press `ENTER` to execute. A TAB can be used to complete commands, file names or result names in the shell. NeXtMidas Help Desk: If you still have an unresolved question, please contact one of the NeXtMidas developers. Email: Please send an email addressed to the NeXtMidas Team (`nextmidas (at) sapns2.com`) so that you will get a prompt reply even if any one of the team members are out of the office. CWAN Email: Please send an email addressed to the NeXtMidas Team (`nextmidas (at) tma.ctr.nro.ic.gov`) so that you will get a prompt reply even if any one of the team members are out of the office. Phone: Phone is one of the best ways to contact the NeXtMidas team. The help desk number is:
          703-964-5801 ext 5NXM (ie 5696)
Note that the team is usually available Monday to Friday between 9:00 and 16:00 eastern time. If you don't get an answer, please leave a voice mail with your name and number.