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Re: Path Problems Redux [message #59532 is a reply to message #59528]

Tue, 01 April 2008 10:29

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Paul van Delst writes:

> p.s. Just so we're jake, I want to stress my smiley's above are not laughing *at* you;
> we're laughing *with* you. Maniacally.

Well, try this on for size. I've given up--forever--letting
IDL manage my PATH for me. So, I've decided all the new
projects I'm creating will have the Manage Paths button
turned off, and I will manage them myself.

So, I created an IDL startup file with this in it:

!PATH = 'G:\IDL\Coyote;' + $
'G:\IDL\CoyotePlus;' + $
'G:\IDL\Utilities;' + $
Expand_Path('+G:\IDL\JHUAPL') + Path_Sep(/SEARCH_PATH) + $
Expand_Path('+G:\IDL\Astronomy') + Path_Sep(/SEARCH_PATH) + $
!PATH

IDL starts up, the file executes (I know because there is also
a print statement in there), and all is well. Except that my
!PATH doesn't have *ANY* of these directories on it. However,
if I do this:

IDL> @fsc_startup

Then the file executes for the 2nd time, and my directories are now
on my PATH.

Seriously, if I had a gun, I would be thinking about using it.

How the %&#*@ do I put these files on my friggin' path so when
I start IDL up I can get some work done!?

Cheers,

David

P.S. When I get to the bottom of this problem, it is going to
result in one of the best articles I've *ever* written!

--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		Re: Path Problems Redux By: Michael Galloy on Tue, 01 April 2008 11:23
		Re: Path Problems Redux By: Michael Galloy on Tue, 01 April 2008 11:20
		Re: Path Problems Redux By: C.E. Ordonez on Tue, 01 April 2008 10:53
		Re: Path Problems Redux By: David Fanning on Tue, 01 April 2008 10:29
		Re: Path Problems Redux By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Tue, 01 April 2008 10:13
		Re: Path Problems Redux By: Michael Galloy on Tue, 01 April 2008 09:30
		Re: Path Problems Redux By: David Fanning on Tue, 01 April 2008 09:27
		Re: Path Problems Redux By: C.E. Ordonez on Tue, 01 April 2008 09:19
		Re: Path Problems Redux By: David Fanning on Tue, 01 April 2008 09:13
		Re: Path Problems Redux By: David Fanning on Tue, 01 April 2008 09:01
		Re: Path Problems Redux By: David Fanning on Tue, 01 April 2008 08:43
		Re: Path Problems Redux By: David Fanning on Wed, 02 April 2008 10:12

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