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Re: Procedures and Functions - Checking Input Data for Validity [message #70474 is a reply to message #70473]

Sat, 17 April 2010 10:48

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Aram Panasenco writes:

> Update: I've decided to ditch string processing altogether, and pass
> in arrays of strings or integers to in_type and ex_type:
>
> e = VALIDATE(data, ex_type=["NaN"])
> e = VALIDATE(data, in_type=["Double","Float"])
> e = VALIDATE(data, ex_type=[10,11,12,13,14,15])
>
> I have started working on the actual function, expect it soon!

Aram, just a little practical advice. Don't get too
excited. Ten seconds after you publish your masterpiece
it will get trashed by someone you didn't even know
*read* the IDL newsgroup. If you can fight through
the disappointment, you MAY be able to improve it
substantially. :-)

Cheers,

David

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Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		Re: Procedures and Functions - Checking Input Data for Validity By: Aram Panasenco on Sat, 17 April 2010 11:42
		Re: Procedures and Functions - Checking Input Data for Validity By: David Fanning on Sat, 17 April 2010 10:48
		Re: Procedures and Functions - Checking Input Data for Validity By: Aram Panasenco on Sat, 17 April 2010 10:39
		Re: Procedures and Functions - Checking Input Data for Validity By: Aram Panasenco on Sat, 17 April 2010 01:09
		Re: Procedures and Functions - Checking Input Data for Validity By: Craig Markwardt on Fri, 16 April 2010 21:15

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