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Redmer Alma writes: > I'm quite disappointed with the 4.0 -> 5.0 upgrade > in terms of compatibility. Widgets look differently than > before, messages about obsolete keywords (will I have to read > them for ever..?) and a lot of unaccounted 'program caused arithmatic > error' bla bla stuff (even in 'trivial' routines like xloadct !!!) Put these commands in your startup file and you will never be bothered by these messages again! !Warn.Obs_Sysvars=0 !Warn.Obs_Routines=0 !Warn.Obs_Parens=0 !Except=0 > Furthermore, I run one of my codes that used to work fine ,and > uses only the window,loadct and tvim (user lib routine) command, no > widget applications. When the code is finished , I start xloadct and it > appears but cannot be altered or removed (apparently it just isn't > managed). O yeah, I run HP 10.20. > > anybody got any clues ? I see IDL 5.0 is supported on the HP 10.1 platform. :-( Cheers, David ------------------------------------------------------------ --------- David Fanning, Ph.D. Fanning Software Consulting Customizable IDL Programming Courses Phone: 970-221-0438 E-Mail: davidf@dfanning.com Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com IDL 5 Reports: http://www.dfanning.com/documents/anomaly5.html