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Re: evaluating & executing commands [message #15237]

Fri, 07 May 1999 00:00

Pavel Romashkin
Messages: 166
Registered: April 1999

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Yes, it is EXECUTE("string") function.

Steve Mead wrote:

> Is there a way to have IDL execute a command held within a string
> variable from within a procedure?

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Re: evaluating & executing commands [message #15238 is a reply to message #15237]

Fri, 07 May 1999 00:00

davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996

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Waleed Al-Nuaimy (assuming his Steve Mead identity) writes:

> Is there a way to have IDL execute a command held within a string
> variable from within a procedure?

IDL> commandString = 'a = 40'
IDL> ok = Execute(commandString)
IDL> Print, a

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David

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