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Re: IDL batchfile as a linux script? [message #58712 is a reply to message #58707]

Tue, 12 February 2008 02:28

lasse
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On 12 Feb, 06:25, eyuc...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am probably trying to use IDL batch files in a strange way.
> What I am trying to do is as follows:
> 1. I have a bunch of files 1.txt, 2.txt, ..., 500.txt in a folder.
> 2. I will make some calculation, and get a result i, which is an
> integer, that ranges from 1 to 500.
> 3. Depending on the result, I will move the file whose name coincides
> with i to another folder.
>
> Basically, I want to put a line similar to "$mv string(i)+'.txt' ../
> anotherfolder/string(i)+'.txt'" in my IDL batchfile. Of course, that
> won't work for obvious reason...
>
> Another way to put my question is: Is there anyway to pass variables
> between IDL and Linux shell?

For a more general approach, I guess EXECUTE is your friend. You can
assemble a command from all sorts of variables (converted to string)
and then execute that. Or SPAWN, for that matter. Have a look at the
documentation for more details.

So long
Lasse Clausen

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		Re: IDL batchfile as a linux script? By: Mike[2] on Tue, 12 February 2008 07:27
		Re: IDL batchfile as a linux script? By: lasse on Tue, 12 February 2008 02:28
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