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Re: Deleting files from IDL [message #4258]

Fri, 19 May 1995 00:00

wmc
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Registered: February 1995

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In article i1r@rockall.cc.strath.ac.uk, cabr69@ccsun.strath.ac.uk ( "D.H.Brooks") writes:
> I'm running under Unix and if i use
> spawn,'rm filename'
> it doesn't work since filename in the IDL code is a variable (e.g.state.file)

So why not say:
spawn,'rm '+filename

- William Connolley wmc@bas.ac.uk

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Re: Deleting files from IDL [message #4271 is a reply to message #4258]

Thu, 18 May 1995 00:00

Fergus Gallagher
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Registered: January 1995

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cabr69@ccsun.strath.ac.uk ( "D.H.Brooks") wrote:
> I'm running under Unix and if i use
>
> spawn,'rm filename'
>
> it doesn't work since filename in the IDL code is a variable (e.g.state.file).What i
> would really like is an IDL command which removes a file but i don't > know of any.

I would suggest

IDL> spawn,'rm '+state.file

or have I misunderstood?

Fergus

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