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IDL (Interactive Data Language) FAQ
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description: Archive-name: idl-faq Last-modified: 12/22/93 Version: 2.1 This is a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the Interactive Data Language or IDL. These questions pop up fairly regularly in the newsgroup comp.lang.idl-pvwave. This list is an attempt to cut down on net.traffic regarding commonly asked questions. Users are encouraged to read through this list before posting a query to the newsgroup. As of 12/01/93 Mike Schienle has begun maintaining the IDL FAQ. The previous IDL FAQ maintainer, Patrick Ryan, has moved onto other work. Many comments in this FAQ are Pat's, but I have no reason to change them. (MGS) A Note from the editor about PV~WAVE: I do not have any direct experience with PV~WAVE. As such, I will try to minimize comments which appear to favor one package or the other. I will, however, welcome concise descriptions of technical and functional differences between the two packages. If you are viewing this text in a GNU Emacs Buffer, you can type "M-2 C-x $" to get an overview of just the questions. Then, when you want to look at the text of the answers, just type "C-x $". This list is roughly divided into two categories: general questions and technical questions. General question numbers are prefixed with a "G" and technical ones with a "T". The following questions are answered: G01. What is IDL? G02. Where can I contact them? G03. How do I get IDL? G04. What is the current version of IDL? G05. On what systems does IDL run? G06. What is PV~WAVE and how is it related to IDL? G07. Are there anonymous FTP sites for IDL? G08. How can I get help? G09. Why are there two newsgroups for IDL? G10. Does anyone at RSI read this group? Is anyone there listening? G11. When is the next version of IDL due out? G12. Are there training courses available for IDL? T01. Why doesn't polycontour fill open contours? T02. How do I increase the number of commands stored in the T03. How do I get IDL to call routines in language X, running T04. Why does XPALETTE edit my color ta…
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date: 1993-12-22T16:09:04-00:00