| Re: IDL 8.0 and compile_opt - Update [message #69925] |
Wed, 24 February 2010 08:37 |
ameigs
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On 22 Feb, 18:45, PaulClaytonAdams <pad...@ittvis.com> wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Back in December a question was asked here on this forum about
> changing IDL’s default compile option to IDL2. The main reason to
> perform this change was to allow IDL users to use the more modern "."
> operator to invoke object method calls instead of the less standard "-
>
>> ".
>
> We would like to thank all of you who took the time to respond to this
> question. As we examined the responses it became increasingly clear
> that although setting a default compile option of IDL2 would solve the
> problem, the resulting issues with backwards compatibility were too
> great to ignore. As a result, we have redesigned this feature so that
> it will be possible to use the "." syntax to invoke object methods
> without the need to specify any compile options. This means that we
> will not alter the default compile options for IDL 8.0; your current
> code will run fine without the need for any changes. You can also use
> the new “.” syntax anywhere in your code.
>
> I hope that the original post on this subject did not cause too much
> of a stir, but it was a great opportunity for us to solicit your
> feedback and ultimately choose what we felt was the best option moving
> forward.
>
> Paul Adams
> Software Engineer
> ITTVIS
I loub u.
Seriously, AWESOME.
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