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idlmeteo library, Answer Tool [message #1200] Thu, 01 July 1993 07:09
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After putting the first alpha version of an Answer Tool for IDL on our ftp I've got
a lot of messages. Some people asked me what's about the idlmeteo library
directory which was empty. There is now a first collection of general functions
and procedures available. Below the README.

-Thomas


IDLMETEO LIBRARY 0.1a 1 july 1993

The idlmeteo library is currently just a collection of
useful general functions and procedures from different
internet and our own sources. Specific meteorological stuff
will be our next aim.

1) Overview

If you want to have a short overview of what is currently in the
idlmeteo library take the file idlmeteo.help.Z in this
directory and install it in the IDL subdir help:

ftp ftp.sma.ch

user: anonymous
password: <your email address>


cd /pub/idlmeteo/idlmeteo-library

bin

get idlmeteo.help.Z

quit

uncompress idlmeteo.help

cp idlmeteo.help "$IDL_DIR"/help
rm idlmeteo.help


start IDL:

IDL> ?

You will now have a topic idlmeteo


If you think the functions and procedures could be
useful for you too, feel free to take them and
to install it in "$IDL_DIR"/lib :

ftp ftp.sma.ch (141.249.3.33)

user: anonymous
password: <your email address>

cd /pub/idlmeteo/idlmeteo-library

bin

get idlmeteo.tar.Z

quit

cd "$IDL_DIR"/lib

zcat idlmeteo.tar | tar xvfo -

rm idlmeteo.tar


2) Enhanced online help (Answer Tool)

As you see there are about 1820 functions and procedures
included the procedures of the IDL distribution.
To be able to get quickly information of what is already available
for a topic we wrote an new superset over the IDL help file
online system, which allows to create efficient database like
select statements.

This "Answer Tool" is also available on our ftp site, as default
it contains only the procedures and functions in the XDR saved
database table 'ia_data.sav'.

-> Note to have also the functions
and procedures of the idlmeteo library
you have either to copy the 'ia_data.sav' table
from "$IDL_DIR"/lib/idlmeteo/data to the directory
where you have installed the "Answer Tool" or to
change the path in the iatool startup script to
to access the database table in "$IDL_DIR"/lib/idlmeteo/data.


To get the "Answer Tool" do the following:


ftp ftp.sma.ch (141.249.3.33)


user: anonymous
password: <your email address>


cd /pub/idlmeteo

bin

get IATOOL_0.1a.tar.Z

quit

zcat IATOOL_0.1a.tar.Z | tar xvof -

rm IATOOL_0.1a.tar


cd IATOOL

cp "$IDL_DIR"/lib/idlmeteo/data/ia_data.sav ia_data.sav


./iatool
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