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TexToIDL broken in 5.3 due to mystery function [message #18551]

Fri, 14 January 2000 00:00

Mirko Vukovic
Messages: 124
Registered: January 1996

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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.

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.

The fix is easy enough, rename both the file and the call.

How about fixing the original code? Where is it residing? A search of
the IDL libraries catalogue turned up empty.

Mirko

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Re: TexToIDL broken in 5.3 due to mystery function [message #18622 is a reply to message #18551]

Mon, 17 January 2000 00:00

James Tappin
Messages: 54
Registered: December 1995

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Martin Schultz wrote:

> 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 ;-)

Along with the very useful ROUTINE_NAMES

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