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| Re: idl application generation question [message #71409 is a reply to message #71407] |
Wed, 16 June 2010 10:42  |
David Fanning
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pp writes:
> After the sav file is made, you can make it into an executable
> application, even for a platform that is not your own. See the help on
> make_rt.
He was looking for a "no fuss" solution. I've spent
days and weeks trying to understand MAKE_RT. :-)
Cheers,
David
P.S. I do give ITTVIS credit, though. If you can work
your way though MAKE_RT, it does work eventually. My
real problem was trying to make applications for
machines I didn't own. That was a LOT harder than
I expected it to be, especially for Macs.
--
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: idl application generation question [message #71410 is a reply to message #71409] |
Wed, 16 June 2010 10:36 |
penteado
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On Jun 16, 2:22 pm, David Fanning <n...@dfanning.com> wrote:
> Well, "free" is easy enough. Just make an IDL save file
> with all of your compiled procedures and functions. Then,
> get your customer to download an IDL distribution. Not
> exactly hassle free, because they have to register to
> get behind the ITTVIS firewall, etc., but doable if they
> have a morning free and nothing else to do.
>
> Once they have done this, they have an IDL Virtual
> Machine that can run your IDL save file. They will get
> a splash-screen advertisement of IDL to start, but--hey,
> it's free!
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> It's not too bad. Here is a (rather dated now) article
> about how to create the needed save file for a Windows
> application. UNIX is virtually the same.
>
> http://www.dfanning.com/tips/idl_icon.html
After the sav file is made, you can make it into an executable
application, even for a platform that is not your own. See the help on
make_rt.
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| Re: idl application generation question [message #71411 is a reply to message #71410] |
Wed, 16 June 2010 10:22 |
David Fanning
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a writes:
> mmm. i suspected as much. i have been scientific programming for
> years but only for myself and work. as far as making applications for
> others it's all new to me. can't be bothered to learn python. hate
> java etc. what's a man to do?
Well, "free" is easy enough. Just make an IDL save file
with all of your compiled procedures and functions. Then,
get your customer to download an IDL distribution. Not
exactly hassle free, because they have to register to
get behind the ITTVIS firewall, etc., but doable if they
have a morning free and nothing else to do.
Once they have done this, they have an IDL Virtual
Machine that can run your IDL save file. They will get
a splash-screen advertisement of IDL to start, but--hey,
it's free!
It's not too bad. Here is a (rather dated now) article
about how to create the needed save file for a Windows
application. UNIX is virtually the same.
http://www.dfanning.com/tips/idl_icon.html
Cheers,
David
--
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: idl application generation question [message #71412 is a reply to message #71411] |
Wed, 16 June 2010 09:58 |
oxfordenergyservices
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On 16 June, 17:25, David Fanning <n...@dfanning.com> wrote:
> a writes:
>> Is there a link to information on how I could make an idl application
>> and give out for others to use who don't have an idl license? I want
>> it to be free and involve the minimum of fuss for the user.
>
> You haven't been in the software business very long,
> have you? :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
> P.S. Let's just say "free" and "minimum fuss" are
> about as far apart on the software spectrum as it
> is possible to get.
mmm. i suspected as much. i have been scientific programming for
years but only for myself and work. as far as making applications for
others it's all new to me. can't be bothered to learn python. hate
java etc. what's a man to do?
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| Re: idl application generation question [message #71413 is a reply to message #71412] |
Wed, 16 June 2010 09:25 |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
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a writes:
> Is there a link to information on how I could make an idl application
> and give out for others to use who don't have an idl license? I want
> it to be free and involve the minimum of fuss for the user.
You haven't been in the software business very long,
have you? :-)
Cheers,
David
P.S. Let's just say "free" and "minimum fuss" are
about as far apart on the software spectrum as it
is possible to get.
--
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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