Minimum and maximum values for the binspec parameter
If there is no min/max given in the binspec parameter, the tool returns the min/max for the datatype for the specified column. If this is a large range, it will fail with
# dmgroup (CIAO): dsALLOCERR -- ERROR: Could not allocate memory.
Workarounds:
Provide a binning specification in the binspec parameter.
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If the column range is missing or too large, one may be forced by filtering the column. For example, to establish a PHA range:
unix% pset dmgroup infile="acis_evt2.fits[pha=1:4096]"