diff --git a/mumo.c b/mumo.c
index 08fb41a8..3615aa0f 100644
--- a/mumo.c
+++ b/mumo.c
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 	
 	heavily reworked and simplified, Mark Koennecke, June 1997
 
+	added: defpos, recovernampos and made mumo save named positions
+	to the backup file. Mark Koennecke, March 2003
+
+
 	Copyright:
 
 	Labor fuer Neutronenstreuung
@@ -59,6 +63,28 @@
 #include "stringdict.h"
 #include "mumo.h"
 #include "mumo.i"
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static int SaveMumo(void *pData, char *name, FILE *fd)
+{
+  pMulMot self = NULL;
+  char pCommand[512];
+  const char *pName = NULL;
+
+  self = (pMulMot)pData;
+  if(self == NULL)
+  {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  fprintf(fd,"#----- MultiMotor %s\n", name);
+  while((pName = StringDictGetNext(self->pNamPos,pCommand, 511)) != NULL)
+  {
+    if(strcmp(pName,"back") != 0)
+    {
+      fprintf(fd,"%s recovernampos %s %s\n",name,pName,pCommand);
+    }
+  }
+  return 1;
+}
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   pMulMot MakeMultiMotor(void)
   {
@@ -88,11 +114,12 @@
        free(pNew);
        return NULL;
      }
-     
+     pNew->pDes->SaveStatus = SaveMumo;
      
      /* the parameter array */
      pNew->pParam = ObParCreate(1);
      ObParInit(pNew->pParam,ACCESS,"accesscode",usUser,usMugger);
+     
 
      pNew->name = NULL;     
      return pNew;
@@ -162,6 +189,7 @@
 #define NAMALL    12
 #define LIST      13
 #define DEFPOS    14
+#define RECOVERNAMPOS 15
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/  
    static int GetNextToken(psParser self, pMulMot pDings)
    {
@@ -289,6 +317,11 @@
 	 self->iCurrentToken = DEFPOS;
 	 return DEFPOS;
        }
+       else if(strcmp(self->Token,"recovernampos") ==0)
+       {
+	 self->iCurrentToken = RECOVERNAMPOS;
+	 return RECOVERNAMPOS;
+       }
        else
        {
           self->iCurrentToken = SYMBOL;
@@ -675,12 +708,24 @@
       iToken = GetNextToken(pPP,self);
     }
 
-    /* The rest of the stuff should be the motors to drive until
-       we are there
-    */
     StringDictAddPair(self->pNamPos,namPos,command);
     return 1;
-  }                      
+  }                    
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static void RecoverNamPos(pMulMot self, int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  char pCommand[512];
+
+  Arg2Text(argc-1,&argv[1],pCommand, 511);
+  if(StringDictExists(self->pNamPos,argv[0]))
+  {
+    StringDictUpdate(self->pNamPos,argv[0],pCommand);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    StringDictAddPair(self->pNamPos,argv[0],pCommand);
+  }
+}  
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   MultiWrapper is the user interface to a multi motor unit. It supports the 
   following syntax, where DingsBums is the name of the unit:
@@ -694,7 +739,10 @@
         DingsBums  drop name          - deletes the current named position
                                         name.            
         DingsBums  drop all           - drops all named positions (except back)
-        DingsBums  list               - lists all named positions.                                                     
+        DingsBums  list               - lists all named positions.             
+	DingsBums  recovernampos nam bla.... - internal command to recover
+                                               saved named positions 
+                                        
         
 */  	                                
      
@@ -757,6 +805,7 @@
                  if(iRet)
                  {
                       SCSendOK(pCon);
+		      SCparChange(pCon);
                       return 1;
                  }
                  else
@@ -782,6 +831,7 @@
                  }
                  break;
          case DEFPOS:
+		 SCparChange(pCon);
 	         return ParseDefPos(pSics,&MyParser,self,pCon);
 	         break;
          case LIST:
@@ -816,7 +866,8 @@
                      if((iToken == SYMBOL) || (iToken == NAMPOS))
                      {
                        MakeCurrentNamPos(MyParser.Token,pCon,self);
-                       return 1;
+                       SCparChange(pCon);
+		       return 1;
                      }
                      else
                      {
@@ -836,6 +887,7 @@
                    }
                    else
                    {
+		       SCparChange(pCon);
                        return ParseDropPos(&MyParser, pCon, self);
                    }
                  }
@@ -857,6 +909,14 @@
                  sprintf(pError,"ERROR: Unknown Token %s",MyParser.Token);
                  SCWrite(pCon,pError,eError);
                  return 0;
+         case RECOVERNAMPOS:
+	   /* 
+	      This is not meant to be user command but a facility to read
+              back data from sattus file. This is why the error checking
+	      is not happening
+	   */
+	         RecoverNamPos(self,argc-2,&argv[2]);
+		 return 1;
          default:
                  SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: Parse Error",eError);
                  return 0;
diff --git a/utils/check/amorcheck b/utils/check/amorcheck
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a679a5d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/check/amorcheck
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+#next line is executed by sh, not by Tcl \
+   exec tclsh $0 ${1+"$@"}
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This is the SICS syntax checker for the AMOR reflectometer
+#
+# Mark Koennecke, March 2003
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+source /data/koenneck/src/sics/utils/check/sicssyntaxlib.tcl
+
+#------------ define AMOR motors and aliases
+sicsSyntaxMap ftz       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap fom       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d1l       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d1r       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d1t       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d1b       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap moz       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mty       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mom       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mtz       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d2l       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d2r       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d2t       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d2b       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d3l       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d3r       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d3t       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d3b       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap stz       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap som       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap sch       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap soz       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap stb       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d4l       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d4r       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d4t       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d4b       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap aoz       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap aom       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap atz       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d5l       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d5r       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d5t       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d5b       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap coz       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap c3z       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap com       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap cox       syntaxMotor
+
+#------------ define AMOR counters
+sicsSyntaxMap counter syntaxCounter
+sicsSyntaxMap hm      syntaxHM
+
+#------------ define AMOR variables 
+sicsSyntaxMap title        syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap user         syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap adres        syntaxTextPar 
+sicsSyntaxMap collimation  syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap sample       syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment1     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment2     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment3     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap fax          syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap email        syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap sample       syntaxTextPar
+
+#----------- define AMOR environment
+sicsSyntaxMap temperature evSyntax
+sicsSyntaxMap tt          evSyntax
+sicsSyntaxMap pby         evSyntax
+sicsSyntaxMap aby         evSyntax
+sicsSyntaxMap magnet      evSyntax
+
+#---------- define AMOR auxiliary
+sicsSyntaxMap dr  syntaxDrive
+sicsSyntaxMap s2t syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap o2t syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap td  syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap aw  syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap shutter syntaxTextPar
+
+#syntaxLoadSICS amorstatus.tcl
+#puts stdout [array names sicsPar]
+
+if { $argc < 1} {
+	puts stdout "Usage: \n\tamorcheck filename"
+	exit 0
+}
+set filename [lindex $argv 0]
+lappend fileList [file tail $filename]
+puts stdout "Syntax checking --> $filename <-- ........."
+source $filename
+puts stdout "If this completed without errors the likelihoof of your script"
+puts stdout "executing properly on the instrument has increased significantly"
+exit 1
+ 
diff --git a/utils/check/dmccheck b/utils/check/dmccheck
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4f7aca43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/check/dmccheck
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+#next line is executed by sh, not by Tcl \
+   exec tclsh $0 ${1+"$@"}
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This is the SICS syntax checker for the DMC powder diffractometer
+#
+# Mark Koennecke, March 2003
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+source /data/koenneck/src/sics/utils/check/sicssyntaxlib.tcl
+
+#------------------------- define DMC motors and aliases
+sicsSyntaxMap omegam    syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap twothetam syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap monox     syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap monoy     syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap curvem    syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap monophi   syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap monochi   syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap table     syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap twothetad syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a1        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a2        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a3        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a4        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a5        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a6        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a7        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a8        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a9        syntaxMotor
+
+#------------ define DMC counters
+sicsSyntaxMap counter syntaxCounter
+sicsSyntaxMap banana syntaxHM
+
+#------------ define DMC variables
+sicsSyntaxMap title        syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap user         syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap collimation  syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap sample       syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment1     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment2     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment3     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap fax          syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap email        syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap sample       syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap lambda       syntaxNumPar
+
+#----------- define DMC environment
+sicsSyntaxMap temperature evSyntax
+sicsSyntaxMap tt          evSyntax
+
+#---------- define DMC auxiliary
+sicsSyntaxMap beam syntaxDummy
+
+#--------- Main checking stuff
+
+if { $argc < 1} {
+	puts stdout "Usage: \n\tdmccheck filename"
+	exit 0
+}
+set filename [lindex $argv 0]
+lappend fileList [file tail $filename]
+puts stdout "Syntax checking --> $filename <-- ........."
+source $filename
+puts stdout "If this completed without errors the likelihoof of your script"
+puts stdout "executing properly on the instrument has increased significantly"
+exit 1
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/check/focuscheck b/utils/check/focuscheck
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..944b9480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/check/focuscheck
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+#next line is executed by sh, not by Tcl \
+   exec tclsh $0 ${1+"$@"}
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This is the SICS syntax checker for the FOCUS TOF diffractometer
+#
+# Mark Koennecke, March 2003
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+source /data/koenneck/src/sics/utils/check/sicssyntaxlib.tcl
+
+#------------ define FOCUS motors and aliases
+sicsSyntaxMap mtt       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap msl       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mth       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mtx       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mty       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mgo       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap m1ch      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap m1cv      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap m2ch      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap m2cv      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mex       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap som       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap sth       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap sph       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap theta     syntaxMotor
+
+sicsSyntaxMap a1        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a2        syntaxMotor
+
+#------------ define FOCUS counters
+sicsSyntaxMap counter syntaxCounter
+sicsSyntaxMap hm      syntaxHM
+
+#------------ define FOCUS variables 
+sicsSyntaxMap title        syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap user         syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap adres        syntaxTextPar 
+sicsSyntaxMap collimation  syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap sample       syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment1     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment2     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment3     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap fax          syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap email        syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap sample       syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap lambda       syntaxNumPar
+
+#----------- define FOCUS environment
+sicsSyntaxMap temperature evSyntax
+sicsSyntaxMap tt          evSyntax
+
+#---------- define FOCUS auxiliary
+sicsSyntaxMap   fermispeed  syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap   diskspeed   syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap   ratio       syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap   phase       syntaxNumPar
+
+sicsSyntaxMap   shutter     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap   colli       syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap   td          syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap   aw          syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap   helium      syntaxDummy 
+
+sicsSyntaxMap   mono        syntaxDummy
+
+#--------- Main checking stuff
+#syntaxLoadSICS focusstatus.tcl
+#puts stdout [array names sicsPar]
+
+if { $argc < 1} {
+	puts stdout "Usage: \n\tfocuscheck filename"
+	exit 0
+}
+set filename [lindex $argv 0]
+lappend fileList [file tail $filename]
+puts stdout "Syntax checking --> $filename <-- ........."
+source $filename
+puts stdout "If this completed without errors the likelihoof of your script"
+puts stdout "executing properly on the instrument has increased significantly"
+exit 1
+ 
diff --git a/utils/check/hrptcheck b/utils/check/hrptcheck
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..241f988b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/check/hrptcheck
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+#next line is executed by sh, not by Tcl \
+   exec tclsh $0 ${1+"$@"}
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This is the SICS syntax checker for the HRPT powder diffractometer
+#
+# Mark Koennecke, March 2003
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+source /data/koenneck/src/sics/utils/check/sicssyntaxlib.tcl
+
+#------------------------- define HRPT motors and aliases
+sicsSyntaxMap momu      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mtvu      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mtpu      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mgvu      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mgpu      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mcvu      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap moml      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mtvl      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mtpl      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mgvl      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mcvl      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mexz      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap som       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap stt       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap cex1      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap cex2      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a1        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a3        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap om        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap omega     syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a4        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap th        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap b1        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a17       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a18       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a12       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a13       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a14       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a15       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a16       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a37       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a22       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a24       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a25       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a26       syntaxMotor
+#------------ define HRPT counters
+sicsSyntaxMap counter syntaxCounter
+sicsSyntaxMap banana syntaxHM
+
+#------------ define HRPT variables
+sicsSyntaxMap title        syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap user         syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap collimation  syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap sample       syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment1     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment2     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment3     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap fax          syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap email        syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap sample       syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap lambda       syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap mtt          syntaxNumPar
+
+#----------- define HRPT environment
+sicsSyntaxMap temperature evSyntax
+sicsSyntaxMap tt          evSyntax
+
+#---------- define HRPT auxiliary
+sicsSyntaxMap beam    syntaxDummy
+sicsSyntaxMap graphit syntaxTextPar
+#--------- Main checking stuff
+
+if { $argc < 1} {
+	puts stdout "Usage: \n\thrptcheck filename"
+	exit 0
+}
+set filename [lindex $argv 0]
+lappend fileList [file tail $filename]
+puts stdout "Syntax checking --> $filename <-- ........."
+source $filename
+puts stdout "If this completed without errors the likelihoof of your script"
+puts stdout "executing properly on the instrument has increased significantly"
+exit 1
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/check/sanscheck b/utils/check/sanscheck
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0a70ccf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/check/sanscheck
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+#next line is executed by sh, not by Tcl \
+   exec tclsh $0 ${1+"$@"}
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This is the SICS syntax checker for the SANS small angle machine
+#
+# Mark Koennecke, March 2003
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+source /data/koenneck/src/sics/utils/check/sicssyntaxlib.tcl
+
+#------------------------- define SANS motors and aliases
+sicsSyntaxMap som        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap sax        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap say        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap saz        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap spos       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mz         syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mom        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap gphi       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap gtheta     syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap gomega     syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap detectorx  syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap detectory  syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap detectorrotation syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap beamstopy  syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap beamstopx  syntaxMotor
+
+#------------ multimotors and their aliases
+sicsSyntaxMap emagnetsampleholder mumoSyntax
+set sicsPar(emagnetsampleholder.alias) [list z om]
+set sicsPar(emagnetsampleholder.nampos) [list back]
+
+sicsSyntaxMap msh mumoSyntax
+set sicsPar(msh.alias) [list z om]
+set sicsPar(msh.nampos) [list back]
+
+sicsSyntaxMap cryomagnetsampleholder mumoSyntax
+set sicsPar(cryomagnetsampleholder.alias) [list phi theta omega]
+set sicsPar(cryomagnetsampleholder.nampos) [list back]
+
+sicsSyntaxMap cryo mumoSyntax
+set sicsPar(cryo.alias) [list phi theta omega]
+set sicsPar(cryo.nampos) [list back]
+
+sicsSyntaxMap sampletable mumoSyntax
+set sicsPar(sampletable.alias) [list omega x y z posi]
+set sicsPar(sampletable.nampos) [list back]
+
+sicsSyntaxMap detector mumoSyntax
+set sicsPar(detector.alias) [list x y phi]
+set sicsPar(detector.nampos) [list back]
+
+sicsSyntaxMap dt mumoSyntax
+set sicsPar(dt.alias) [list x y phi]
+set sicsPar(dt.nampos) [list back]
+
+sicsSyntaxMap beamstop mumoSyntax
+set sicsPar(beamstop.alias) [list x y]
+set sicsPar(beamstop.nampos) [list back]
+
+sicsSyntaxMap bs mumoSyntax
+set sicsPar(bs.alias) [list x y]
+set sicsPar(bs.nampos) [list back]
+
+#------------ define SANS counters
+sicsSyntaxMap counter syntaxCounter
+sicsSyntaxMap banana syntaxHM
+
+#------------ define SANS variables
+sicsSyntaxMap title        syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap user         syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap collimation  syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap sample       syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment1     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment2     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment3     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap fax          syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap email        syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap sample       syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap lambda       syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap nvs          syntaxNumPar
+
+#----------- define SANS environment
+sicsSyntaxMap temperature evSyntax
+sicsSyntaxMap tt          evSyntax
+
+
+
+#---------- define SANS auxiliary
+sicsSyntaxMap beam syntaxDummy
+sicsSyntaxMap detemp syntaxDummy
+sicsSyntaxMap temp2 syntaxDummy
+sicsSyntaxMap temp3 syntaxDummy
+sicsSyntaxMap temp4 syntaxDummy
+sicsSyntaxMap coll  syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap att   syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap shutter  syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap bschange syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap qrange   syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap bsin     syntaxDummy
+sicsSyntaxMap bsout    syntaxDummy
+
+#--------- Main checking stuff
+
+if { $argc < 1} {
+	puts stdout "Usage: \n\tsanscheck filename"
+	exit 0
+}
+set filename [lindex $argv 0]
+lappend fileList [file tail $filename]
+puts stdout "Syntax checking --> $filename <-- ........."
+source $filename
+puts stdout "If this completed without errors the likelihoof of your script"
+puts stdout "executing properly on the instrument has increased significantly"
+exit 1
+ 
+
+
diff --git a/utils/check/sicssyntaxlib.tcl b/utils/check/sicssyntaxlib.tcl
index 12f5f41c..05f91cd8 100644
--- a/utils/check/sicssyntaxlib.tcl
+++ b/utils/check/sicssyntaxlib.tcl
@@ -60,19 +60,81 @@ proc syntaxGet {name} {
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 proc syntaxCounterMode {par} {
     set p [string trim [string tolower $par]]
-    switch $p{
+    switch $p {
 	monitor { return 1}
 	timer   {return 1}
 	default { return 0}
     }
 }
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# syntaxLoadSICS loads a SICS status file. The trick is to ignore all
+# errors because the syntax checker may not have all commands implemented
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc syntaxLoadSICS {fname} {
+    set f [open $fname r]
+    while { [gets $f line] > 0} {
+	set ret [catch {eval $line} msg]
+#	if { $ret != 0} {
+#	    puts stdout "ERROR in: $line"
+#	}
+    }
+    close $f
+}
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# syntaxLimit checks if a parameter violates a limit
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc syntaxLimit {var val} {
+    global sicsPar
+    
+#-------- fixed?
+    if { [info exists sicsPar($var.fixed)] } {
+	set lim $sicsPar($var.fixed)
+	if { $lim > 0 } {
+	    error "ERROR: $var is fixed"
+	}
+    }
+
+#--------- lower limit?
+    set lim shit
+    if { [info exists sicsPar($var.softlowerlim)] } {
+	set lim $sicsPar($var.softlowerlim)
+    }
+    if { [info exists sicsPar($var.lowerlimit)] } {
+	set lim $sicsPar($var.lowerlimit)
+    }
+    if { [syntaxNumeric $lim] == 1} {
+	if { $val < $lim} {
+	    error "ERROR: lower limit $lim violated by $val for $var"
+	}
+    }
+#------------ upper limit?
+    set lim shit
+    if { [info exists sicsPar($var.softupperlim)] } {
+	set lim $sicsPar($var.softupperlim)
+    }
+    if { [info exists sicsPar($var.upperlimit)] } {
+	set lim $sicsPar($var.upperlimit)
+    }
+    if { [syntaxNumeric $lim] == 1} {
+	if { $val > $lim} {
+	    error "ERROR: upper limit $lim violated by $val for $var"
+	}
+    }
+}
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # syntaxDummy is a syntax checking procedure which does nothing. This is a
 # quick fix for SICS commands for which no syntax checking procedure has yet
 # been defined.
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 proc syntaxDummy {name args} {
-    set args [syntaxListify $args]
+}
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# syntaxWarn is a syntax checking procedure which does nothing. This is a
+# quick fix for SICS commands for which no syntax checking procedure has not
+# yet been defined or makes no sense. This version wanrs about it.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc syntaxWarn {name args} {
+    puts stdout "INFO: Syntax for $name not checked"
     return
 }
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -113,12 +175,12 @@ proc syntaxNumPar {name args} {
     }
 }
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# syntaxMotor handles the syntax for a SICS motor
+# syntaxMtor handles the syntax for a SICS motor
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 lappend motSubKey list reset interest uninterest position hardposition 
 lappend motSub hardlowerlim hardupperlim softlowerlim
 lappend motSub softupperlim softzero fixed interruptmode precision
-lappend motSub accessmode sign failafter
+lappend motSub accessmode sign failafter accesscode
 
 proc syntaxMotor {name args} {
     global sicsPar motSub motSubKey
@@ -154,15 +216,836 @@ proc syntaxMotor {name args} {
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # syntaxCounter deals with the syntax for a single counter
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+lappend cterKey interest uninterest stop send
+
 proc syntaxCounter {name args} {
-    global sicsPar motSub motSubKey
+    global cterKey sicsPar
 
     set args [syntaxListify $args]
-    if { [llength $args == 0} {
+    if { [llength $args] == 0} {
 	error [format "ERROR: subcommand expected to %s" $name]
     }
 #--------- get command
     set subcommand [string trim [string tolower [lindex $args 0]]]
-    switch $subcommand {
+#------ test keyWords
+    if { [lsearch $cterKey $subcommand] >= 0} {
+	return
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+#------- the rest
+    switch $subcommand {
+    count -
+    countnb { 
+	if { [llength $args] < 2} {
+	    error "ERROR: missing argument to count/coutnb"
+	}
+	if {[syntaxNumeric [lindex $args 1]] == 0 } {
+	    error "ERROR: expected numeric argument to count/countb"
+	}
+	return
+    }
+    getpreset {
+	return [syntaxGet $name.preset]
+    }
+    getexponent {
+	return [syntaxGet $name.exponent]
+    }
+    gettime {
+	return [format "%s.time = 77" $name]
+    }
+    getcounts {
+	return [format "%s.counts = {77 77 77 77 77}" $name]
+    }
+    getthreshold {
+	if { [llength $args] < 2} {
+	    error "ERROR: missing argument to getthreshold"
+	}
+	if {[syntaxNumeric [lindex $args 1]] == 0 } {
+	    error "ERROR: expected numeric argument to getthreshold"
+	}
+	return [syntaxGet $name.threshold]
+    }
+    getmonitor {
+	if { [llength $args] < 2} {
+	    error "ERROR: missing argument to getmonitor"
+	}
+	if {[syntaxNumeric [lindex $args 1]] == 0 } {
+	    error "ERROR: expected numeric argument to getmonitor"
+	}
+	return "$name.monitor 1 = 77"
+    }
+    status {
+	return "counter.status = 77 77 77"
+    }
+    setmode {
+	if { [llength $args] < 2} {
+	    error "ERROR: missing argument to getthreshold"
+	}
+	if { [syntaxCounterMode [lindex $args 1]] == 0} {
+	    error [format "ERROR: invalid counter mode: %s" \
+		    [lindex $args 1]]
+	}
+	return
+    }
+    setpreset {
+	if { [llength $args] < 2} {
+	    error "ERROR: missing argument to setpreset"
+	}
+	if {[syntaxNumeric [lindex $args 1]] == 0 } {
+	    error "ERROR: expected numeric argument to setpreset"
+	}
+	return
+    }
+    setexponent {
+	if { [llength $args] < 2} {
+	    error "ERROR: missing argument to setexponent"
+	}
+	if {[syntaxNumeric [lindex $args 1]] == 0 } {
+	    error "ERROR: expected numeric argument to setexponent"
+	}
+	return
+    }
+    mode {
+	if { [llength $args] <2} {
+	    return [syntaxGet $name.mode]
+	} else {
+	    if { [syntaxCounterMode [lindex $args 1]] == 0} {
+		error [format "ERROR: invalid counter mode: %s" \
+			[lindex $args 1]]
+	    }
+	    set sicsPar($name.mode) [lindex $args 1]
+	    return
+	}
+    }
+    preset {
+	if { [llength $args] <2} {
+	    return [syntaxGet $name.preset]
+	} else {
+	    if { [syntaxNumeric [lindex $args 1]] == 0} {
+		error [format "ERROR: iexpected numeric preset, got : %s" \
+			[lindex $args 1]]
+	    }
+	    set sicsPar($name.preset) [lindex $args 1]
+	    return
+	}
+    }
+    getthreshold {
+	if { [llength $args] < 2} {
+	    error "ERROR: missing argument to getthreshold"
+	}
+	if {[syntaxNumeric [lindex $args 1]] == 0 } {
+	    error "ERROR: expected numeric argument to getthreshold"
+	}
+	return "$name.threshold = 77"
+    }
+    setthreshold {
+	if { [llength $args] < 3} {
+	    error "ERROR: missing argument to setthreshold"
+	}
+	if {[syntaxNumeric [lindex $args 1]] == 0 } {
+	    error "ERROR: expected numeric argument to setthreshold"
+	}
+	if {[syntaxNumeric [lindex $args 2]] == 0 } {
+	    error "ERROR: expected numeric argument to setthreshold"
+	}
+	return
+    }
+    default {
+	error "ERROR: subcommand $subcommand to counter not known"
+    }
+    }
+}
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# The syntax handler for SICS histogram memories
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+lappend hmKey count countf interest uninterest init countblock clearbin
+lappend hmConf dim0 dim1 binwidth rank overflowmode histmode xfac yfac
+lappend hmConf xfrac yfrac hmcomputer hmport counter init 
+
+proc syntaxHM {name args} {
+    global hmKey hmConf sicsPar
+
+    set args [syntaxListify $args]
+    if { [llength $args] == 0} {
+	error [format "ERROR: subcommand expected to %s" $name]
+    }
+#--------- get command
+    set subcommand [string trim [string tolower [lindex $args 0]]]
+#------ test keyWords
+    if { [lsearch $hmKey $subcommand] >= 0} {
+	return
+    }
+    switch $subcommand {
+	preset {
+	    if { [llength $args] <2} {
+		return [syntaxGet $name.preset]
+	    } else {
+		if { [syntaxNumeric [lindex $args 1]] == 0} {
+		    error [format "ERROR: iexpected numeric preset, got : %s" \
+			    [lindex $args 1]]
+		}
+		set sicsPar($name.preset) [lindex $args 1]
+		return
+	    }
+	}
+	exponent {
+	    if { [llength $args] <2} {
+		return [syntaxGet $name.exponent]
+	    } else {
+		if { [syntaxNumeric [lindex $args 1]] == 0} {
+		    error [format "ERROR: expected numeric exponent, got : %s"\
+			    [lindex $args 1]]
+		}
+		set sicsPar($name.exponent) [lindex $args 1]
+		return
+	    }
+	}
+	countmode -
+	mode {
+	    if { [llength $args] <2} {
+		return [syntaxGet $name.mode]
+	    } else {
+		if { [syntaxCounterMode [lindex $args 1]] == 0} {
+		    error [format "ERROR: invalid counter mode: %s" \
+			    [lindex $args 1]]
+		}
+		set sicsPar($name.mode) [lindex $args 1]
+		return
+	    }
+	}
+	get -
+	uuget -
+	zipget {
+	    for { set i 1} { $i < [llength $args]} {incr i} {
+		if { [syntaxNumeric [lindex $args $i]] == 0} {
+		    error \
+	             [format "ERROR: expected numeric hm argument, got %s"\
+		     [lindex $args $i]]
+ 
+		}
+	    }
+	    return
+	}
+	genbin {
+	    if { [llength $args] < 4 } {
+		error "ERROR: insufficient number of argument to hm genbin"
+	    } 
+	    for { set i 1} { $i < 4} { incr i} {
+		if { [syntaxNumeric [lindex $args $i]] == 0} {
+		    error \
+	             [format "ERROR: expected numeric hm argument, got %s"\
+		     [lindex $args $i]]
+ 
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+	notimebin {
+	    return "$name.notimebin = 77"
+	}
+	timebin {
+	    return "histogram.timebins = 77 77 77 77 77 77"
+	}
+	setbin {
+	    if { [llength $args] < 3 } {
+		error "ERROR: insufficient number of argument to hm setbin"
+	    } 
+	    for { set i 1} { $i < 3} { incr i} {
+		if { [syntaxNumeric [lindex $args $i]] == 0} {
+		    error \
+	             [format "ERROR: expected numeric hm argument, got %s"\
+		     [lindex $args $i]]
+ 
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+	sum {
+	    return
+	}
+	configure {
+	    if { [llength $args] < 2} {
+		error "ERROR: insufficient number of arguments to hm configure"
+	    }
+	    set opt [string trim [string tolower [lindex $args 1]]]
+	    if { [lsearch $hmConf $opt] < 0} {
+		error "ERROR: configuration option $opt not known"
+	    }
+	    return
+	}
+	default {
+	    error "ERROR: subcommand $subcommand to hm not known"
+	}
+    }
+}
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# a syntax handler for environment controllers
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+lappend evKey send interest uninterest list
+lappend evPar tolerance access errorHandler interrupt upperlimit lowerlimit
+lappend evPar safevalue maxwait settle ramp
+
+proc evSyntax {name args} {
+    global sicsPar evKey evPar
+
+    set args [syntaxListify $args]
+#------ no subcommand: get value
+    if { [llength $args] == 0} {
+	return [syntaxGet $name]
+    } 
+    set subcommand [string trim [string tolower [lindex $args 0]]]
+#-------- numeric subcommand: drive!
+    if { [syntaxNumeric $subcommand] == 1} {
+	set sicsPar($name) $subcommand
+	return
+    }
+#--------- keywords
+    if { [lsearch $evKey $subcommand] >= 0} {
+	return
+    }
+#---------- parameters
+    if { [lsearch $evPar $subcommand] < 0} {
+	error [format "ERROR: evcontroller %s does not know subcommand %s" \
+		$name $subcommand]
+    } else {
+	if { [llength $args] > 1 } {
+	    set val [lindex $args 1]
+	    if { [syntaxNumeric $val] == 0 } {
+		error [format "ERROR: %s.%s expected number, received %s" \
+			$name $subcommand $val]
+	    } else {
+		set sicsPar($name.$subcommand) $val
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    return [syntaxGet $name.$subcommand]
+	}
+    }
+}
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# the syntax drive command
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc syntaxDrive {name args} {
+    global sicsPar
+
+    set args [syntaxListify $args]
+    if { [llength $args] < 2 } {
+	error "insufficient number or arguments for $name"
+    }
+    for {set i 0} {$i < [llength $args]} {set i [expr $i + 2]} {
+	set ret [catch {info body [lindex $args $i]} msg]
+	if { $ret != 0 } {
+	    error [format "ERROR: no %s to %s found" $name [lindex $args $i]]
+	}
+	if { [syntaxNumeric [lindex $args [expr $i + 1]]] != 1 } {
+	    error [format "ERROR: expected numeric %s target, got %s" \
+		    $name [lindex $args [expr $i +1]]]
+	}
+	syntaxLimit [lindex $args $i] [lindex $args [expr $i + 1]]
+	set sicsPar([lindex $args $i]) [lindex $args [expr $i + 1]]
+    }
+}
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# The syntax count command
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc count { {mode  NULL } { preset NULL } } {
+    set m [string trim [string tolower $mode]]
+    if { [string compare $m null] == 0} {
+	return
+    } else {
+	if { [syntaxCounterMode $m] != 1 } {
+	    error "ERROR: invalid counter mode $m specified for count"
+	}
+    }
+    set p [string trim [string tolower $preset]]
+    if { [string compare $p null] == 0} {
+	return
+    } else {
+	if {[syntaxNumeric $p] != 1 } {
+	    error "ERROR: count expected numeric preset, got $p"
+	}
+    }
+}
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# The co command, same syntax as count though functionally different
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc co { {mode NULL} {prest NULL} } {
+    count $mode $prest
+}
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# the syntax repeat command
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc repeat { num {mode  NULL} {preset NULL} }  {
+    if { [syntaxNumeric $num] != 1 } {
+	error "ERROR: expected numeric repeat count, got $num"
+    }
+    set m [string trim [string tolower $mode]]
+    if { [string compare $m null] == 0} {
+	return
+    } else {
+	if { [syntaxCounterMode $m] != 1 } {
+	    error "ERROR: invalid counter mode $m specified for count"
+	}
+    }
+    set p [string trim [string tolower $preset]]
+    if { [string compare $p null] == 0} {
+	return
+    } else {
+	if {[syntaxNumeric $p] != 1 } {
+	    error "ERROR: count expected numeric preset, got $p"
+	}
+    }
+}
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# The scan commands for the syntax checker
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc cscan { var center delta np preset } {
+
+	set ret [catch {info body $var} msg]
+	if { $ret != 0 } {
+	    error [format "ERROR: no %s to scan found" $var]
+	}
+	if { [syntaxNumeric $center] != 1} {
+	    error "ERROR: $center is no number, expected scan center"
+	}
+	if { [syntaxNumeric $delta] != 1} {
+	    error "ERROR: $delta is no number, expected scan step"
+	}
+	if { [syntaxNumeric $np] != 1} {
+	    error "ERROR: $np is no number, expected scan noPoints"
+	}
+	if { [syntaxNumeric $preset] != 1} {
+	    error "ERROR: $preset is no number, expected scan preset"
+	}
+	set val [expr $center - ($np/2) *$delta]
+	syntaxLimit $var $val
+	set val [expr $center + ($np/2)*$delta]
+	syntaxLimit $var $val
+}
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc sscan args {
+    set lang [llength $args]
+    if { $lang < 5} {
+	error "ERROR: not enough arguments to sscan"
+    }
+#-------- last two: np, preset
+    set val [lindex $args [expr $lang - 1]]
+    if { [syntaxNumeric $val] != 1} {
+	error "ERROR: expected numeric preset, got $val"
+    }
+    set val [lindex $args [expr $lang - 2]]
+    if { [syntaxNumeric $val] != 1} {
+	error "ERROR: expected numeric NP, got $val"
+    }
+    set np $val
+#-------- from start: var start step sequences
+    for {set i 0} { $i < [expr $lang - 2]} { set i [expr $i + 3]} {
+	set var [string trim [string tolower [lindex $args $i]]]
+	set ret [catch {info body $var} msg]
+	if { $ret != 0 } {
+	    error [format "ERROR: no %s to scan found" $var]
+	}
+	set start [lindex $args [expr $i + 1]]
+	if { [syntaxNumeric $start] != 1} {
+	    error "ERROR: $start is no number, expected scan start"
+	}
+	set step [lindex $args [expr $i + 2]]
+	if { [syntaxNumeric $step] != 1} {
+	    error "ERROR: $step is no number, expected scan step"
+	}
+	syntaxLimit $var $start
+	set val [expr $start + $np * $step]
+	syntaxLimit $var $val
+    }
+}
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# The main scan object
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc scan args {
+    global sicsPar
+
+    if { [llength $args] < 1} {
+	error "ERROR: need subcommand for scan"
+    }
+    set subcommand [string trim [string tolower [lindex $args 0]]]
+    switch $subcommand {
+	info -
+	getvars -
+	xaxis -
+	cinterest -
+	uuinterest -
+	pinterest -
+	file -
+	list -
+	clear -
+	getcounts -
+	run -
+	recover -
+	forceclear {
+	    return
+	}
+	np -
+	preset -
+	setchannel {
+	    if { [llength $args] > 1} {
+		set val [lindex $args 1]
+		if { [syntaxNumeric $val] != 1} {
+		    error ERROR: expected numeric arg to $subcommand, got $val
+		}
+		set sicsPar(scan.$subcommand) $val
+	    } else {
+		return [syntaxGet scan.$subcommand]
+	    }
+	}
+	var {
+	    if { [llength $args] < 4} {
+		error "ERROR: not enough arguments for scan var"
+	    }
+	    set var [lindex $args 1]
+	    set ret [catch {info body $var} msg]
+	    if { $ret != 0 } {
+		error [format "ERROR: no %s to scan found" $var]
+	    }
+	    set val [lindex $args 2]
+	    if { [syntaxNumeric $val] != 1} {
+		error "ERROR: expected number for start, got $val"
+	    }
+	    set val [lindex $args 3]
+	    if { [syntaxNumeric $val] != 1} {
+		error "ERROR: expected number for step, got $val"
+	    }
+	}
+	mode {
+	    if { [llength $args] > 1} {
+		set val [lindex $args 1]
+		if { [syntaxCounterMode $val] != 1} {
+		    error ERROR: expected counter mode, got $val
+		}
+		set sicsPar(scan.mode) $val
+	    } else {
+		return [syntaxGet scan.mode]
+	    }
+	}
+	default {
+	    error "ERROR: subcommand $subcommand to scan not known"
+	}
+    }
+}
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# optimiseSyntax: The syntax for the optimize command
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lappend optiPar maxcycles threshold channel preset
+
+proc optiSyntax {name args} {
+    global optiPar
+ 
+    set args [syntaxListify $args]
+    if { [llength $args] < 1} {
+	error "ERROR: need subcommand for optimise"
+    }
+    set subcommand [string trim [string tolower [lindex $args 0]]]
+    if { [lsearch $optiPar $subcommand] >= 0} {
+	if { [llength $args] > 1 } {
+	    set val [lindex $args 1]
+	    if { [syntaxNumeric $val] == 0 } {
+		error [format "ERROR: %s.%s expected number, received %s" \
+			$name $subcommand $val]
+	    } else {
+		set sicsPar($name.$subcommand) $val
+		return
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    return [syntaxGet $name.$subcommand]
+	}
+    }
+    switch $subcommand {
+	addvar {
+	    if { [llength $args] < 5} {
+		error "ERROR: not enough arguments to addvar"
+	    }
+	    set var [string trim [string tolower [lindex $args 1]]]
+	    set ret [catch {info body $var} msg]
+	    if { $ret != 0 } {
+		error [format "ERROR: no %s to optimise found" $var]
+	    }
+	    for { set i 2} {$i < [llength $args]} {incr i} {
+		set val [lindex $args $i]
+		if { [syntaxNumeric $val] != 1} {
+		    error "ERROR: expected numeric par to opti, got $val"
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+	clear -
+	run { return}
+	countmode {
+	    if { [llength $args] > 1} {
+		set val [lindex $args 1]
+		if { [syntaxCounterMode $val] != 1} {
+		    error ERROR: expected counter mode, got $val
+		}
+		set sicsPar(opti.mode) $val
+	    } else {
+		return [syntaxGet opti.mode]
+	    }
+	}
+	default {
+	    error "ERROR: optimiser does not know about subcommand $subcommand"
+	}
+    }
+}
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# mumoSyntax: the syntax for SANS style multi motors
+# The aliases must be set in sicsPar(multimotorname.alias) during setup
+# in order for this to find them
+# Also sicsPar(multimotorname.nampos) has to be initialised to [list back] 
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc mumoSyntax {name args} {
+    global sicsPar
+
+    set args [syntaxListify $args]
+    if { [llength $args] == 0} {
+	return
+    }
+    set subcommand [string trim [string tolower [lindex $args 0]]]
+#---------check named position
+    if {[lsearch $sicsPar($name.nampos) $subcommand] >= 0} {
+	return
+    }
+    switch $subcommand {
+	list {
+	    return
+	}
+	pos -
+	recovernampos {
+	    if { [llength $args] < 2} {
+		error "ERROR: not enough args to $subcommand"
+	    }
+	    set nam [string trim [string tolower [lindex $args 1]]]
+	    if { [lsearch $sicsPar($name.nampos) $nam] < 0} {
+		lappend sicsPar($name.nampos) $nam 
+	    }
+	    return
+	}
+	drop {
+	    if { [llength $args] < 2} {
+		error "ERROR: not enough args to $subcommand"
+	    }
+	    set nam [string trim [string tolower [lindex $args 1]]]
+	    if { [string compare $name all] == 0} {
+		set sicsPar($name.nampos) [list back]
+	    } else {
+		set ind [lsearch $sicsPar($name.nampos) $nam]
+		if { $ind >= 0} {
+		    set sicsPar($name.nampos) \
+			    [lreplace $sicsPar($name.nampos) $ind $ind]
+		} else {
+		    puts stdout "INFO: failed to drop $nam"
+		}
+	    }
+	    return
+	}
+    }
+#------------------ now it can only be the alias syntax
+# but we have to wash away all =,+,- first before we can analyze it
+    set aliastxt [string trim [string tolower [join $args]]]
+    set word 1
+    set length [string length $aliastxt]
+    for {set i 0} { $i < $length} {incr i} {
+	set c [string index $aliastxt $i]
+	if { [regexp \[=+-\] $c] == 1} {
+#	    puts stdout "Discovered +=- $c" 
+	    if { $word == 1} {
+		append washedTxt " "
+		set word 0
+	    } 
+	    continue
+	}
+	if { [string match {\ } $c] == 1} {
+#	    puts stdout "Discovered white space $c"
+	    if { $word == 1} {
+		append washedTxt $c
+		set word 0
+	    } 
+	    continue
+	}
+#	puts stdout "Discovered $c"
+	append washedTxt $c
+	set word 1
+    }
+#    puts stdout $washedTxt
+#------- now we should have aliases followed by numbers only
+    set args [split $washedTxt]
+    for { set i 0} { $i < [llength $args]} { set i [expr $i +2]} {
+	set var [lindex $args $i]
+	if { [lsearch $sicsPar($name.alias) $var] < 0} {
+	    error "ERROR: alias $var does not exist in $name"
+	}
+	set val [lindex $args [expr $i + 1]]
+	if { [syntaxNumeric $val] != 1 } {
+	    error "ERROR expected numeric target, got $val"
+	}
+    }
+}
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# The wait operation
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc wait {time} {
+    if { [syntaxNumeric $time] != 1} {
+	error "ERROR: expected numeric wait time, got $time"
+    }
+}
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# fileeval. Fileeval checks for loops in command
+# files. This is no error but a usage feature
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+lappend fileList grrrmmmpffff
+
+proc fileeval {name} {
+    global fileList
+    set f [file tail $name]
+    if { [lsearch $fileList $f] >= 0} {
+	puts stdout "INFO: Command file loop detected!"
+	return
+    } else {
+	lappend fileList $f
+	source $name
+    }
+}
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# batchrun
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc batchrun {name} {
+    global sicsPar
+    fileeval $sicspar(batchroot)/$name
+}
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# The sp command for setting zero points
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc sp {axis value} {
+    set axis [string tolower [string trim $axis]]
+    set ret [catch {info body $axis]} msg]
+    if { $ret != 0 } {
+	error [format "ERROR: no %s to zero found" $axis]
+    }
+    if { [syntaxNumeric $value] != 1 } {
+	    error [format "ERROR: expected numeric zero target, got %s" \
+		    $name $value]
+    }
+}
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# The psdconfigure command 4 TRICS and AMOR
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc psdconfigure {hm xSize ySize} {
+    set ret [catch {info body $hm} msg]
+    if { $ret != 0 } {
+	error [format "ERROR: $hm to configure not found!" $hm]
+    }
+    if { [syntaxNumeric $xSize] != 1 } {
+	error "ERROR: expected numeric xSize, got $xSize"
+    }
+    if { [syntaxNumeric $ySize] != 1 } {
+	error "ERROR: expected numeric ySize, got $ySize"
+    }
+} 
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# The histogram memory control syntax
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc hmcSyntax {name args} {
+    set args [syntaxListify $args]
+    if { [llength $args] < 2} {
+	error "ERROR: missing argumnets to $name"
+    }
+    set p [lindex $args 0]
+    if { [syntaxNumeric $p] != 1} {
+	error "ERROR: expected numeric preset for $name, got $p" 
+    } 
+    set p [string trim [string tolower [lindex $args 1]]]
+    if { [syntaxCountMode $p] != 1} {
+	error "ERROR: invalid count mode $p for $name" 
+    } 
+}
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# The syntax for the fourcircle calculation module
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+lappend hklKey list current
+lappend hklPar lambda hm
+
+proc syntaxHKL {name args} {
+    global hklKey hklPar
+
+    set args [syntaxListify $args]
+
+    if { [llength $args] < 1} {
+	error "ERROR: no subcommand to $name"
+    }
+    set subcommand [string trim [string tolower [lindex $args 0]]]
+#-------- check keyword commands
+    if { [lsearch $hklKey $subcommand]  >= 0} {
+	return
+    }
+#-------- check parameter commands
+    if { [lsearch $hklPar $subcommand] >= 0} {
+	if { [llength $args] > 1 } {
+	    set val [lindex $args 1]
+	    if { [syntaxNumeric $val] == 0 } {
+		error [format "ERROR: %s.%s expected number, received %s" \
+			$name $subcommand $val]
+	    } else {
+		set sicsPar($name.$subcommand) $val
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    return [syntaxGet $name.$subcommand]
+	}
+    }
+#------------ check the rest
+    switch $subcommand {
+	calc -
+	drive -
+	run {
+	    if { [llength $args] < 4} {
+		error "ERROR: insufficient no args to $name calc,drive,run"
+	    }
+	    for { set i 1} { $i < [llength $args]} { incr i} {
+		set val [lindex $args $i]
+		if { [syntaxNumeric $val] != 1} {
+		    error "ERROR: expected numeric argument, got $val"
+		}
+	    } 
+	}
+	nb -
+	quadrant {
+	    if { [llength $args] < 2} {
+		error "ERROR: insufficient no args to $name nb, quadrant"
+	    }
+	    set val [lindex $args 1]
+	    if { [syntaxNumeric $val] != 1} {
+		error \
+		"ERROR: expected numeric argument ot nb, quadrant, got $val"
+	    }
+	}
+	setub {
+	    if { [llength $args] < 10 } {
+		error "ERROR: insufficient no args to $name setub"
+	    }
+	    for { set i 1} { $i < [llength $args]} { incr i} {
+		set val [lindex $args $i]
+		if { [syntaxNumeric $val] != 1} {
+		    error "ERROR: expected numeric argument, got $val"
+		}
+	    } 
+	}
+	default {
+	    error "ERROR: $name does not know subcomand $subcommand"
+	}
+    }
+}
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Mappings for some common SICS commands and variables
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sicsSyntaxMap clientput syntaxDummy 
+sicsSyntaxMap ClientPut syntaxDummy 
+sicsSyntaxMap success   syntaxDummy
+sicsSyntaxMap drive     syntaxDrive
+sicsSyntaxMap run       syntaxDrive
+sicsSyntaxMap peak      syntaxDummy
+sicsSyntaxMap center    syntaxDummy
+sicsSyntaxMap batchroot syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap sicstime  syntaxDummy
+
+
diff --git a/utils/check/topsicheck b/utils/check/topsicheck
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..57d98b5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/check/topsicheck
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+#next line is executed by sh, not by Tcl \
+   exec tclsh $0 ${1+"$@"}
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This is the SICS syntax checker for the TOPSI diffractometer
+#
+# Mark Koennecke, March 2003
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+source /data/koenneck/src/sics/utils/check/sicssyntaxlib.tcl
+
+#------------------------- define TOPSI motors and aliases
+sicsSyntaxMap d1r       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d1l       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d2r       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d2l       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d3r       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d3l       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap dxt       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap dxb       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap utz       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap uty       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap sth       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap stt       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap stx       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap sty       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap sgx       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap sgy       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap utt       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap scx       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap scy       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap po1       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap po2       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mth       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mtt       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mtx       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mty       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mgx       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mfv       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d1b       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d2b       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d3b       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d1t       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d2t       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap d3t       syntaxMotor
+#------------ aliases
+sicsSyntaxMap s1r       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap s1l       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap s2r       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap s2l       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap s3r       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap s3l       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a6        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a5        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a3        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap som       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap th        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap om        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a4        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap s2t       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap tth       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap 2t        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap stu       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap stl       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap sgu       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap sgl       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mgu       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap sch       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap sph       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap pol       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap ana       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a1        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mom       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a2        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap m2t       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mtu       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mtl       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mcv       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap sttl      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap u2t       syntaxMotor
+
+#------------ define TOPSI counters
+sicsSyntaxMap counter syntaxCounter
+
+#------------ define TOPSI variables
+sicsSyntaxMap title        syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap user         syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap collimation  syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap sample       syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment1     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment2     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment3     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap fax          syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap email        syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap sample       syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap lambda       syntaxNumPar
+
+#----------- define TOPSI environment
+sicsSyntaxMap temperature evSyntax
+sicsSyntaxMap tt          evSyntax
+
+#---------- define TOPSI auxiliary
+sicsSyntaxMap beam    syntaxDummy
+sicsSyntaxMap o2t     syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap o2tl    syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap o2u     syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap ttc     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap sttc    syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap sef     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap remote  syntaxTextPar
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# some strange TOPSI commands with 3 numeric parameters
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc dah {w1 w2 w3} {
+    if { [syntaxNumeric $w1] != 1 } {
+	error "ERROR: expected numeric w1, got $w1"
+    }
+    if { [syntaxNumeric $w2] != 1 } {
+	error "ERROR: expected numeric w2, got $w2"
+    }
+    if { [syntaxNumeric $w3] != 1 } {
+	error "ERROR: expected numeric w3, got $w3"
+    }
+}
+proc dav {w1 w2 w3} {
+    dah $w1 $w2 $w3
+}
+
+#--------- Main checking stuff
+
+if { $argc < 1} {
+	puts stdout "Usage: \n\ttopsicheck filename"
+	exit 0
+}
+set filename [lindex $argv 0]
+lappend fileList [file tail $filename]
+puts stdout "Syntax checking --> $filename <-- ........."
+source $filename
+puts stdout "If this completed without errors the likelihoof of your script"
+puts stdout "executing properly on the instrument has increased significantly"
+exit 1
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/check/tricscheck b/utils/check/tricscheck
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..884fd332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/check/tricscheck
@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+#next line is executed by sh, not by Tcl \
+   exec tclsh $0 ${1+"$@"}
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This is the SICS syntax checker for the TRICS 
+#
+# Mark Koennecke, March 2003
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+source /data/koenneck/src/sics/utils/check/sicssyntaxlib.tcl
+
+#------------ define TRICS motors and aliases
+sicsSyntaxMap momu      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mtvu      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mtpu      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mgvu      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mgpu      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mcvu      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap moml      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mtvl      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mtpl      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mgvl      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mcvl      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap mexz      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap cex1      syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap som       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap stt       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap sch       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap sph       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap dg1       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap dg2       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap dg3       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a17       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a18       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a1        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a12       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a13       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a14       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a15       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a16       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap b1        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a22       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a23       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a24       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a25       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a26       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a37       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a3        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap om        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a4        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap th        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a10       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a20       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap ch        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap chi       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap ph        syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a31       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a32       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap a33       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap phi       syntaxMotor
+sicsSyntaxMap muca      syntaxMotor
+
+
+#------------ define TRICS counters
+sicsSyntaxMap counter syntaxCounter
+sicsSyntaxMap hm1     syntaxHM
+sicsSyntaxMap hm2     syntaxHM
+sicsSyntaxMap hm3     syntaxHM
+
+#------------ define TRICS variables 
+sicsSyntaxMap title        syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap user         syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap adres        syntaxTextPar 
+sicsSyntaxMap collimation  syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap sample       syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment1     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment2     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap comment3     syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap fax          syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap email        syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap sample       syntaxTextPar
+
+#----------- define TRICS environment
+sicsSyntaxMap temperature evSyntax
+sicsSyntaxMap tt          evSyntax
+
+#---------- define TRICS auxiliary
+proc xbu {fname} {
+ fileeval $fname
+}
+proc exe {fname} {
+ fileeval $fname
+}
+proc do {fname} {
+ fileeval $fname
+}
+sicsSyntaxMap o2t syntaxNumPar
+sicsSyntaxMap four syntaxTextPar
+sicsSyntaxMap hmc  hmcSyntax
+sicsSyntaxMap hkl  syntaxHKL
+sicsSyntaxMap opti optiSyntax
+sicsSyntaxMap rliste syntaxWarn
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# TRICS uses a couple of special scan commands with a special common
+# syntax. This is defined here.
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc tttscan { var start delta np {mode NULL} {preset NULL} } {
+	if { [syntaxNumeric $start] != 1} {
+	    error "ERROR: $start is no number, expected scan start"
+	}
+	if { [syntaxNumeric $delta] != 1} {
+	    error "ERROR: $delta is no number, expected scan step"
+	}
+	if { [syntaxNumeric $np] != 1} {
+	    error "ERROR: $np is no number, expected scan noPoints"
+	}
+	if { [string compare $preset NULL] != 0 } {
+	    if { [syntaxNumeric $preset] != 1} {
+		error "ERROR: $preset is no number, expected scan preset"
+	    }
+	}
+	if { [string compare $mode NULL] != 0 } {
+	    set mode [string trim [string tolower $mode]]
+	    if { [syntaxCounterMode $mode] != 1} {
+		error "ERROR: $mode is no valid count mode!"
+	    }
+	}
+	syntaxLimit $var $start
+	syntaxLimit $var [expr $start + $np*$delta]
+}
+proc tricsscan {start step np {mode NULL} {preset NULL} } {
+    tttscan om $start $step $np $mode $preset
+}
+proc detscan {start step np {mode NULL} {preset NULL} } {
+    tttscan stt $start $step $np $mode $preset
+}
+proc phscan {start step np {mode NULL} {preset NULL} } {
+    tttscan ph $start $step $np $mode $preset
+}
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# psdrefscan syntax. I wonder if anyone is using this........
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc psdrefscan {filename step {mode NULL} {preset NULL}} {
+	if { [syntaxNumeric $step] != 1} {
+	    error "ERROR: $step is no number, expected scan step"
+	}
+	if { [syntaxNumeric $np] != 1} {
+	    error "ERROR: $np is no number, expected scan noPoints"
+	}
+	if { [string compare $preset NULL] != 0 } {
+	    if { [syntaxNumeric $preset] != 1} {
+		error "ERROR: $preset is no number, expected scan preset"
+	    }
+	}
+	if { [string compare $mode NULL] != 0 } {
+	    set mode [string trim [string tolower $mode]]
+	    if { [syntaxCountMode $mode] != 1} {
+		error "ERROR: $mode is no valid count mode!"
+	    }
+	}
+}
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# mess measures a whole file with reflections
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lappend messKey start file nb bi close writereflection
+
+proc mess args {
+    global messKey sicsPar
+
+    if { [llength $args] < 1} {
+	error "ERROR: need subcommand to mess"
+    }
+    set subcommand [string trim [string tolower [lindex $args 0]]]
+    if { [lsearch $messKey $subcommand] >= 0} {
+	return
+    }
+    switch $subcommand {
+	preset -
+	np -
+	step -
+	compact {
+	    if { [llength $args] > 1} {
+		set val [lindex $args 1]
+		if { [syntaxNumeric $val] != 1} {
+		    error \
+                   "ERROR: expected numeric par to $subcommand, got $val"
+		}
+		set sicsPar(mess.$subcommand) $val
+	    } else {
+		return [syntaxGet mess.$subcommand] 
+	    }
+	}
+	mode -
+	countmode {
+	    if { [llength $args] > 1} {
+		set val [lindex $args 1]
+		if { [syntaxCounterMode $val] != 1} {
+		    error ERROR: expected counter mode, got $val
+		}
+		set sicsPar(mess.mode) $val
+	    } else {
+		return [syntaxGet mess.mode]
+	    }
+	}
+	reopen -
+	genlist -
+	measure {
+	    if { [llength $args] < 2} {
+		error "ERROR: no filename to process for $subcommand"
+ 	    }
+	}
+	default {
+	    error "ERROR: subcommand $subcommand to mess not known"
+	}
+    }
+}
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# The local maximum search command
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
+lappend lomaPar window threshold steepness cogwindow cogcontour
+
+proc lomax args {
+    global lomaPar sicsPar
+
+    if { [llength $args] < 1} {
+	error "ERROR: need subcommand to lomax"
+    }
+    set subcommand [string trim [string tolower [lindex $args 0]]]
+    if { [lsearch $lomaPar $subcommand] >= 0} {
+	if { [llength $args] > 1} {
+	    set val [lindex $args 1]
+	    if { [syntaxNumeric $val] != 1} {
+		error "ERROR: expected numeric arg to $subcommand, got $val"
+	    }
+	    set sicsPar(lomax.$subcommand) $val
+	} else {
+	    return [syntaxGet lomax.$subcommand]
+	}
+    }
+    switch $subcommand {
+	stat -
+	search {
+	    if { [llength $args] < 2} {
+		error "ERROR: need a hm to $subcommand"
+	    }
+	    set p [string trim [string tolower [lindex $args 1]]]
+	    set ret [catch {info body $p} msg]
+	    if { $ret != 0 } {
+		error [format "ERROR: no %s to $subcommand found" $p]
+	    }
+	}
+	cog {
+	    if { [llength $args] < 4} {
+		error "ERROR: not enough arguments to lomax cog"
+ 	    }
+	    set p [string trim [string tolower [lindex $args 1]]]
+	    set ret [catch {info body $p} msg]
+	    if { $ret != 0 } {
+		error [format "ERROR: no %s to calc COG fromfound" $p]
+	    }
+	    for {set i 2} {$i < [llength $args]} {incr i} {
+		set val [lindex $args $i]
+		if { [syntaxNumeric $val] != 1} {
+		    error "ERROR: expected numeric par to cog, got $val"
+		}
+ 	    }
+	}
+	default {
+	    error "ERROR: subcommand $subcommand to lomax not known"
+	}
+    }
+}
+#--------------------------- main program --------------------------------
+#syntaxLoadSICS amorstatus.tcl
+#puts stdout [array names sicsPar]
+
+if { $argc < 1} {
+	puts stdout "Usage: \n\ttricscheck filename"
+	exit 0
+}
+set filename [lindex $argv 0]
+lappend fileList [file tail $filename]
+puts stdout "Syntax checking --> $filename <-- ........."
+source $filename
+puts stdout "If this completed without errors the likelihoof of your script"
+puts stdout "executing properly on the instrument has increased significantly"
+exit 1
+