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Re: 6.1 vs. previous: runtime changes working directory [message #43287 is a reply to message #43204]

Fri, 25 March 2005 16:01

R.Bauer
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Registered: November 1998

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Michael Wallace wrote:

>> I tried that already - it gives the same answer.
>>
>> The directory is correct when I'm in "interactive" idl, but NOT for
>> runtime.
>
> Could you wrap your IDL call in a shell script where you also set your
> own environmental variable and use that instead? For example,
>
> $ export CWD=$PWD && idl
> IDL> cwd = getenv('CWD')
>
> -Mike

It's not necessary to make an additional export

pro testme
print,getenv('PWD')
end

IDL> compile,'testme'
IDL> exit
> cd Documents
> idl -rt='../testme.sav'
% Restored file: IDLRTMAIN.
/home/me/Documents

compile is from our library. We have included a history function to show
what's all is in the sav file.

cheers
Reimar

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