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Re: dynamically naming variables [message #34361 is a reply to message #34357]

Mon, 03 March 2003 13:56

Steve Nesbitt
Messages: 4
Registered: March 2003

Junior Member

ahhh...thanks! Saves me from dynamically generating the code each time
using a shell script (a major pain).

Paul van Delst wrote:
> Steve Nesbitt wrote:
>
>> Howdy folks,
>>
>> I was wondering if there was a way to dynamically name a variable in
>> IDL, something like:
>>
>> varnames=['temp1','temp2','temp3']
>>
>> for i=0, n_elements(varnames)-1 do begin
>>
>> `varnames[i]`=bytarr(25)
>>
>> endfor
>>
>> I would appreciate any help on this, or a way to get around this issue.
>
>
> Use the EXECUTE command to execute a command you create in a string variable.
>
> paulv
>

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		Re: dynamically naming variables By: Steve Nesbitt on Mon, 03 March 2003 16:10
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		Re: dynamically naming variables By: Steve Nesbitt on Mon, 03 March 2003 13:56
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