Messages from Usenet group comp.lang.idl-pvwave, compiled by Paulo Penteado
David Fanning wrote: > savoie@nsidc.org writes: > >> What about trying >> EOS_Query? >> >> "This function returns integer value of 1 if the file is an HDF file with EOS >> extensions, and 0 otherwise. " > > Ah, maybe it is just me, but I have a hard time > spotting these useful routines in the L-O-N-G > alphabetical listing of routines. Who thought > an alphabetical listing would be the best way > to present this information!? You know, that was exactly the same thought I had when MarkH told me about the FORMAT_AXIS_VALUES function. If only I had typed exactly what I had wanted to do (i.e. format axis values) into the help search query box. I just assumed the IDL help didn't work that way...... :o) cheers, paulv