| HELP,<return_string>=<variable of interest> ?? [message #4033] |
Tue, 18 April 1995 00:00  |
Russ Welti
Messages: 27
Registered: October 1994
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A while ago someone discussed using
help,calls=calls
to get the traceback info from IDL as a string array.
It works.
Does anyone know if I can get the normal HELP info on
just a simple variable back similarly, as in:
help,var=var or maybe help,/stru,struct=some_struct
I have a large structure, and I really like the output of
'help,/stru,my_struct', so why can't I get it as a string
array? Or is there some undocumented backdoor for this...?
Thanks much!
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| Re: HELP,<return_string>=<variable of interest> ?? [message #4150 is a reply to message #4033] |
Thu, 27 April 1995 00:00  |
Russ Welti
Messages: 27
Registered: October 1994
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On Thu, 27 Apr 1995, Fergus Gallagher wrote:
> Russ Welti <rwelti@chroma.mbt.washington.edu> wrote:
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>> Does anyone know if I can get the normal HELP info on
>> just a simple variable back similarly, as in:
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>> help,var=var or maybe help,/stru,struct=some_struct
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> I have been told by Dave Fanning from RSI that IDL 4.0 has a GETHELP
> function for exactly this purpose.
RSI (thank you Steve Penton) saw my post and sent me the source code
to GETHELP function. I thought it got posted to the group as well,
but if anyone sends a request to me I'll repost it.
It is great; just what I wanted, and educational to peruse.
Russ Welti
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