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Re: strart up file in idl [message #4128] Mon, 01 May 1995 00:00
Fergus Gallagher is currently offline  Fergus Gallagher
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iarla@atm.ch.cam.ac.uk (Iarla Kilbane-Dawe) wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> We've just got a license for idl having been pv-wave
> users for some time. Unfortunately we have yet to receive the manuals.
> I'm used to setting up some variables in idl at start up using a file
> in my home directory called .wave_start. Is there an equivalent in
> IDL that I can use, please?
>

Set the enviroment variable IDL_STARTUP to the startup file, e.g.,

# setenv IDL_STARTUP $HOME/idl/.idl_startup

You might find the IDL_LIB variable useful -

# setenv IDL_LIB +$IDL_DIR/lib:+$HOME/idl/lib

which will look for procedures in those directories, and all dirs below.

Fergus


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