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Re: running an idl expression stored in a text string [message #34414] Thu, 06 March 2003 20:22
rmoss4 is currently offline  rmoss4
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Registered: October 2002
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Jan Erling Staff wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I have the following question: If an expression is stored in a text
> string, is there any way one can make IDL execute it without first storing
> the expression in a .pro file and then running the file?
>
> Thanks,
> Jan
>

The EXECUTE command is one way:

IDL> expr = "b = findgen( 100 )" ;;; the expression
IDL> ok = EXECUTE( expr )
IDL> help,b
B FLOAT = Array[100]

Robert
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