Messages from Usenet group comp.lang.idl-pvwave, compiled by Paulo Penteado
Mark Piper writes: > Check! It's now on the list. This would help me, too, because I've > been confused by the many different ways to set path, as well as the > precedence of these different ways. Maybe we could discuss what > particular topics should go into this webinar? I have a bad feeling there is not going to be One Right Way. For example, I *never* let IDL anywhere near my !PATH. I want to manage it completely myself, so I know what is what. Dick Jackson, who is as good an IDL programmer as anyone I know, tells me he *always* lets IDL manage his !PATH. Yikes!! If we assume that is the yin and the yang of it, I wonder where everyone else falls out? Personally, if I am using a Workbench, I set my path in the IDL Preferences, and make sure none of my projects "update" the path. If I'm not using a workbench, I set my IDL path in my startup file, using EXPAND_PATH to find sub-directories, as at the end of this article. http://www.dfanning.com/misc_tips/idlsetup.html Cheers, David -- David Fanning, Ph.D. Fanning Software Consulting, Inc. Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/ Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")