diff --git a/AUG/rda_eff.m b/AUG/rda_eff.m
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-function [data,x,time,hsig,error]=rda_eff(shot,pftype,tracename,varargin);
-%
-% gets data using RDA or mdsplus
-% 1D arrays: assumes dimension is time
-% 2D arrays: assumes data vs (x,time)
-% 3D arrays: assumes data vs (x,time,hsig) (for mdsplus)
-%
-% varargin{1}: time interval or timevalue, will get data closest to that time or within that time interval
-%              (DOES NOT WORK YET)
-%
-% examples:
-%          [data,x,time,hsig,error]=rda_eff(51994,'ppf','efit/xip');
-%          [data,x,time,hsig,error]=rda_eff(52206,'ppf','equi/rmji?uid=jetthg+seq=122');
-%
-% set global variable: usemdsplus to decide if RDA or mdsplus is used:
-%    >> global usemdsplus
-%    >> usemdsplus=1 % means use mds to get data (default if not defined)
-%    >> usemdsplus=0 % means use jetreaddata routine (RDA)
-%       if ~exist('usemdsplus'); usemdsplus=1; end
-%
-
-global usemdsplus
-if isempty(usemdsplus); usemdsplus=1; end
-
-time_int=[];
-if nargin>=4 & ~isempty(varargin{1})
-  time_int=varargin{1};
-end
-
-if usemdsplus
-  % use mdsplus
-  
-  if ~unix('test -d /home/duval/mdsplus')
-    addpath('/home/duval/mdsplus')
-  end
-  mdsconnect('mdsplus.jet.efda.org');
-
-  % defines trace to fetch
-  % after '?' specific details
-  separator='+';
-  mainseparator='?';
-  imaintrace=findstr(mainseparator,tracename);
-  if isempty(imaintrace)
-    maintrace=tracename;
-    uid=[];
-    seq=[];
-    diag=[];
-  else
-    maintrace=tracename(1:imaintrace-1);
-    rest=tracename(imaintrace+1:end);
-    % gets uid if any
-    iuid=findstr('uid=',rest);
-    if isempty(iuid)
-      uid=[];
-    else
-      ii=findstr(separator,rest(iuid:end));
-      if isempty(ii)
-        uid=rest(iuid+4:end);
-      else
-        uid=rest(iuid+4:iuid+ii(1)-2);
-      end
-    end
-    % gets seq if any
-    iseq=findstr('seq=',rest);
-    if isempty(iseq)
-      seq=[];
-    else
-      ii=findstr(separator,rest(iseq:end));
-      if isempty(ii)
-        seq=rest(iseq+4:end);
-      else
-        seq=rest(iseq+4:iseq+ii(1)-2);
-      end
-    end
-    % gets diag if any
-    idiag=findstr('diag=',rest);
-    if isempty(idiag)
-      diag=[];
-    else
-      ii=findstr(separator,rest(idiag:end));
-      if isempty(ii)
-        diag=rest(idiag+5:end);
-      else
-        diag=rest(idiag+5:idiag+ii(1)-2);
-      end
-    end
-
-  end
-  
-  % fetch value
-  if ~isempty(uid)
-    eval(['u=mdsvalue(''_sig=ppfuid("' uid '")'');'])
-  end
-  traceeff=[pftype '/' maintrace];
-  if ~isempty(seq)
-    traceeff=[traceeff '/' num2str(seq)];
-  end
-  user=getenv('USER');
-  eval(['[data,error]=mdsvalue(''_rdaeff' user '=jet("' traceeff '",' num2str(shot) ')'');'])
-  hsig=[];
-  ss=size(data);
-  nbofdim=length(ss);
-  if ss(end)==1; nbofdim=nbofdim-1; end
-  nbofdim=max(nbofdim,1);
-  switch nbofdim
-  case 1
-    eval(['time=mdsvalue(''dim_of(_rdaeff' user ',0)'');']);
-    x=[];
-
-  case 2
-    eval(['x=mdsvalue(''dim_of(_rdaeff' user ',0)'');']);
-    eval(['time=mdsvalue(''dim_of(_rdaeff' user ',1)'');']);
-
-  case 3
-    eval(['x=mdsvalue(''dim_of(_rdaeff' user ',0)'');']);
-    eval(['time=mdsvalue(''dim_of(_rdaeff' user ',1)'');']);
-    disp('3rd dimension in hsig!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!')
-    eval(['hsig=mdsvalue(''dim_of(_rdaeff' user ',2)'');']);
-
-  otherwise
-    disp([' more than 3 dimensions for ' num2str(shot) ' ; ' pftype '/' tracename])
-    error('in rda_eff')
-    
-  end
-
-  mdsdisconnect;
-  if ~unix('test -d /home/duval/mdsplus')
-    rmpath('/home/duval/mdsplus')
-  end
-
-else
-  % use RDA
-  [a,time,x,hsig,error]=jetreaddata(['http://data.jet.uk/' pftype '/' num2str(shot) '/' tracename]);
-  % transpose data as output in C format, reversed from Fortran and matlab standard
-  ss=size(a);
-  nbofdim=length(ss);
-  if ss(end)==1; nbofdim=nbofdim-1; end
-  nbofdim=max(nbofdim,1);
-  if nbofdim==1
-    data=a;
-  else
-    data=a';
-  end
-end
-
-% to prevent problems when trace empty and time become string
-if ischar(time)
-  time=[];
-end
-if ischar(x)
-  x=[];
-end
-if isempty(x) & ~isempty(data) & data==0
-  data=[];
-end