Re: IDL Virtual Machine information [message #35708 is a reply to message #35623] |
Tue, 01 July 2003 01:49   |
Nigel Wade
Messages: 286 Registered: March 1998
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Haje Korth wrote:
> At the presentation RSI gave by us, the five people from RSI was not aware
> of any DLM, call_external restrictions. I specifically asked for that.
That's good to know. We are particularly interested in the VM for running
IDL whilst away at conference. To not be able to use DLM would render it
almost useless as all our data I/O uses either DLM or call_external.
> I think there are restrictions about callable IDL, but let this stand
> as a rumor rather than a fact.
This if from the VM FAQ (http://www.rsinc.com/idlvm/idlvm_faq.asp):
# While the IDL VM does allow IDL code to embed external objects such as
ActiveX controls and Java objects, the IDL VM cannot be used in
applications where IDL is called from an external environment. This means
that callable IDL applications and applications that use the IDL ActiveX
control (IDLDrawX) will not run.
# Use of the IDL EXECUTE function is not allowed. Note that the
CALL_PROCEDURE and CALL_FUNCTION routines are allowed and may be valid
replacements for many uses of the EXECUTE function.
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Nigel Wade, System Administrator, Space Plasma Physics Group,
University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
E-mail : nmw@ion.le.ac.uk
Phone : +44 (0)116 2523548, Fax : +44 (0)116 2523555
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