| Re: Singular arrays in structures... [message #39903] |
Mon, 28 June 2004 06:26 |
tam
Messages: 48
Registered: February 2000
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Reimar Bauer wrote:
> Tom McGlynn wrote:
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>> I'm sure that this probably has come up before, but I just haven't
>> noticed it but every once in a while I run regression tests...
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>> In IDL 5.2 if one starts with
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>> x = {a:intarr(1),b:0}
>> y = replicate(a,10)
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>> Then
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>> y.a = intarr(10) works
>> y.a = intarr(1,10) fails
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>> In IDL 5.6 the results are reversed, the second method works
>> while the first fails.
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>> Does anyone have any workarounds that will handle
>> both cases or has this inconsistency perhaps been fixed
>> in later versions of IDL? I'd prefer not to have to
>> refer to the IDL version explicitly in the code.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tom McGlynn
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> Dear Tom,
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> A workaround like this should help
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> sz=size(y.a,/dimensions)
> y.a=reform(intarr(10),sz)
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> regards
>
> Reimar
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Thanks Reimar,
I think that's exactly what I need. I can probably use
the /overwrite option in the reform to make it
a little faster since I can modify the array being
assigned to the structure.
Regards,
Tom
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| Re: Singular arrays in structures... [message #39905 is a reply to message #39903] |
Fri, 25 June 2004 08:49  |
R.Bauer
Messages: 1424
Registered: November 1998
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Tom McGlynn wrote:
> I'm sure that this probably has come up before, but I just haven't
> noticed it but every once in a while I run regression tests...
>
> In IDL 5.2 if one starts with
>
> x = {a:intarr(1),b:0}
> y = replicate(a,10)
>
> Then
>
> y.a = intarr(10) works
> y.a = intarr(1,10) fails
>
> In IDL 5.6 the results are reversed, the second method works
> while the first fails.
>
> Does anyone have any workarounds that will handle
> both cases or has this inconsistency perhaps been fixed
> in later versions of IDL? I'd prefer not to have to
> refer to the IDL version explicitly in the code.
>
> Thanks,
> Tom McGlynn
Dear Tom,
A workaround like this should help
sz=size(y.a,/dimensions)
y.a=reform(intarr(10),sz)
regards
Reimar
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