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Re: Default interactive integer type [message #35113 is a reply to message #35032]

Mon, 12 May 2003 13:00

R.Bauer
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Rick Towler wrote:

>
> "Kenneth P. Bowman" wrote ...
>> "Rick Towler" wrote:
>>
>>>> Is there any way to change the default integer type for interactive
> use
>>>> or is explicit specification of the type the only solution?
>>>
>>> Sure! Just issue the compiler option in your main session:
>>>
>>> IDL> i=1
>>> IDL> help,i
>>> I INT = 1
>>> IDL> compile_opt IDL2
>>> IDL> i=1
>>> IDL> help, i
>>> I LONG = 1
>>>
>>> This will stick until you reset your IDL session.
>>
>>
>> Duh!
>>
>> I guess I can be forgiven since the docs say:
>>
>
> I don't slow myself down by reading the docs. Sure, it may lead to some
> embarrassment along the way but it makes working with IDL much more
> exciting!Sheesh, you must be one of these people that actually reads the
> manual before he uncrates that new gizmo. :)
>
>
>> RESET_SESSION does not re-run the startup.pro file, does it?
>
> Unfortunately IDL doesn't re-run the startup.pro file when you reset your
> session. That has bit me a number of times :(
>
>
> -Rick

Does it help to add a @start_up into each critical source.

On the other hand if you set integer always to long this takes a lot of
memory for indexing of arrays. Or did you explicity write
a=5s if you like "a" to be a short integer.

Reimar

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		Re: Default interactive integer type By: Rick Towler on Fri, 09 May 2003 10:22
		Re: Default interactive integer type By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Fri, 09 May 2003 10:20
		Re: Default interactive integer type By: Liam E. Gumley on Fri, 09 May 2003 09:32
		Re: Default interactive integer type By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Fri, 09 May 2003 09:31
		Re: Default interactive integer type By: Rick Towler on Fri, 09 May 2003 08:59
		Re: Default interactive integer type By: R.Bauer on Mon, 12 May 2003 13:00

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