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Creating directories ? [message #20093] Wed, 17 May 2000 00:00 Go to next message
Nicolas Decoster is currently offline  Nicolas Decoster
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Hi.

Is there a way to create directories using IDL procedures or functions ?
Can I call system commands from IDL ?

Thanks for help.

Nicolas.

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Re: Creating directories ? [message #20175 is a reply to message #20093] Thu, 18 May 2000 00:00 Go to previous message
Bernard Puc is currently offline  Bernard Puc
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LC's No-Spam Newsreading account wrote:
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>>> Is there a way to create directories using IDL procedures or functions ?
>>> Can I call system commands from IDL ?
>>
>> IDL> spawn, 'mkdir /path/to/new/directory'
>
> why not just like this ?
>
> IDL> $ mkdir /path/to/new/directory

Because that only works from the IDL command line, and not within a
procedure.

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