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IDL FAQ B
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description: IDL (Interactive Data Language) FAQ Frequently Asked Questions about the Interactive Data Language (IDL). Archive-name: idl-faq Last-modified: 1995 July 20 Version: 3.7 Latest IDL FAQ: See Appendix A02. FAQ maintainer: Ray Sterner Email: sterner@tesla.jhuapl.edu Changes in version 3.7: . New question on screen save to a graphics format image (T24) Previous changes may be found in Appendix A04. Introduction 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 1994 Oct 27 Ray Sterner has been maintaining the IDL FAQ. Mike Schienle was handling this previously, and Patrick Ryan before him; much of the material and many of the comments here were compiled by them. 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. Contents 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 General questions 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? G13. Is there a World Wide Web server for IDL or IDL based projects? Technic…
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date: 1995-07-20T07:00:00-00:00