| Re: TexToIDL broken in 5.3 due to mystery function [message #18541] |
Fri, 14 January 2000 00:00 |
Martin Schultz
Messages: 515
Registered: August 1997
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Mirko Vukovic wrote:
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> In line 281 of translate_sub_super (V1.4 of that routine) a call is made
> to the NewString variable. That one is created on line 221 of the said
> routine by a call to STRTOK.
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> STRTOK is a library function distributed with TexToIDL and used only in
> the translate_sub_super routine. But under 5.3 it also seems to be an
> undocumented IDL function.
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> The fix is easy enough, rename both the file and the call.
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> How about fixing the original code? Where is it residing? A search of
> the IDL libraries catalogue turned up empty.
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> Mirko
it's an internal routine as you can find out with
print,routine_info(/system,/functions)
too bad it's not documented. Although IDL reserves the right to add
functions and procedures any time, I think it would be a better practice
to have a special naming for hidden (undocumented) routines. E.g.
__strtok__ would be a name that no one chooses out of lust.
Alternatively, I herewith formally demand to receive documentation on
this routine ;-)
Cheers,
Martin
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