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IDL FAQ
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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: 1997 June 15 Version: 4.01 Latest IDL FAQ: http://ww2.sd.cybernex.net/~mgs/idl_faq.html. See Appendix A02. for additional information FAQ maintainer: Mike Schienle Email: mgs@sd.cybernex.net Changes in version 4.01: * Link to International Distributors on RSI's site (list of distributors will be removed from FAQ in the near future) - G02 * FTP address changed from gateway.rsinc.com to ftp.rsinc.com - G03 * Descriptions changed to hyperlinks - G07 * Removed outdated link - G07 * Convert RSI e-mail and WWW addresses to URLs - G02 * Convert IDL ftp addresses to URLs - G03 * CREASO link modified - G03 * Corrected spelling - G13 * Updated layout, corrected link address - G15 * Added hyperlinks throughout. 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 1997 May 15 Mike Schienle has been maintaining the IDL FAQ. Ray Sterner was handling this previously, and Mike Schienle before him 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 have nearly as much experience with PV~WAVE as I do with IDL, and was maintaing the PV-WAVE FAQ at one time. I felt obligated to cease maintaining the PV-WAVE FAQ when I began some contract work for RSI. I will try to minimize comments which appear to favor one package or the other. If someone is interested…
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date: 1997-06-23T07:00:00-00:00