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Ben Tupper (pemaquidriver@tidewater.net ) writes: > I am about to write overhaul a large application. I'd like to use the > PROJECTS development tool that comes with IDL 5.3 > > Before I plunge in, I'd like to solicit any advice/opinions from folks > who have used the PROJECTS already. Is it worth it? Any advice? > Anyone using it? Yes, it is definitely worth it. Very nice. But don't put *ANY* spaces in *ANY* filenames! :-) Cheers, David -- David Fanning, Ph.D. Fanning Software Consulting Phone: 970-221-0438 E-Mail: davidf@dfanning.com Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/ Toll-Free IDL Book Orders: 1-888-461-0155
> Yes, it is definitely worth it. Very nice. But don't > put *ANY* spaces in *ANY* filenames! :-) I reported a problem with spaces in file names (well, directory names) to RSI quite early in the IDL 5.3 beta period. I thought they were going to fix it (it wouldn't be DIFFICULT after all) but their fix was to put a note in the documentation. I'm boycotting projects until they do better than this! Seriously, I am not sure that projects would be of much use to a stand-alone scientist like me but they look very useful for people who want to distribute bundled applications. --- Mark Hadfield m.hadfield@niwa.cri.nz http://katipo.niwa.cri.nz/~hadfield/ National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research PO Box 14-901, Wellington, New Zealand