Messages from Usenet group comp.lang.idl-pvwave, compiled by Paulo Penteado
You can use /XDR keyword and IDL will save your file in XDR format. See reference volume 2, page 1-773. Quote "Under operating systems other than VMS, XDR is the only supported format, and the keyword is unnecessary" Good luck Anton -- Anton Ivanov Division of Geology and Planetary Science California Institute of Technology 170-25, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA