| Re: Are .SAV files platform independent? [message #13263] |
Wed, 28 October 1998 00:00 |
mallors
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In article <MPG.10a1162b20f6aa939896e4@news.frii.com>,
davidf@dfanning.com (David Fanning) writes:
> Note: A copy of this article was e-mailed to the original poster.
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> Craig Hamilton (cah@medeng.wfubmc.edu) writes:
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>> Can I generate .SAV files on a Sun platform and then execute them
>> on an SGI with a run-time license?
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> Absolutely. With the possible exception of VMS (where
> you can set the XDR keyword) all save files are stored
> in XDR format, which makes them transportable across
> machine architectures.
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I've always found this interesting - IDL is very much
like the ubiquitous Java language:
IDL source code -> java source code (.java file)
IDL save file -> java byte code (.class file)
IDL compiler/interpreter -> the "java virtual machine"
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| Re: Are .SAV files platform independent? [message #13266 is a reply to message #13263] |
Wed, 28 October 1998 00:00  |
davidf
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Note: A copy of this article was e-mailed to the original poster.
Craig Hamilton (cah@medeng.wfubmc.edu) writes:
> Can I generate .SAV files on a Sun platform and then execute them
> on an SGI with a run-time license?
Absolutely. With the possible exception of VMS (where
you can set the XDR keyword) all save files are stored
in XDR format, which makes them transportable across
machine architectures.
Cheers,
David
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