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Re: backward compatibility [message #76308]

Thu, 26 May 2011 08:35

Pom
Messages: 13
Registered: August 2010

Junior Member

On May 26, 8:24 am, David Fanning <n...@idlcoyote.com> wrote:
> Pom writes:
>> I am not very good at IDL and need some help.
>
>> I want to write out 4 numbers (float) which came from some fitting
>> routine in a format that
>> can be read by excel, ie. use write_csv.pro function available in
>> version 7, but I have
>> 6.3 version. Can someone give me hint on how to do this without having
>> to upgrade IDL.
>
> Four values!? Probably simpler and faster to type them in. :-)
>
> Otherwise, you could write a comma separated data file
> that Excel can read:
>
> http://www.idlcoyote.com/tips/csv_file.html
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
> --
> David Fanning, Ph.D.
> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming:http://www.idlcoyote.com/
> Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

But I have 200 data sets that need to be processed and get the output
from the fitting routine for statistical analysis.

I will check out the link you kindly forwarded.

thanks so much.

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Re: backward compatibility [message #76309 is a reply to message #76308]

Thu, 26 May 2011 08:24

David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001

Senior Member

Pom writes:

> I am not very good at IDL and need some help.
>
> I want to write out 4 numbers (float) which came from some fitting
> routine in a format that
> can be read by excel, ie. use write_csv.pro function available in
> version 7, but I have
> 6.3 version. Can someone give me hint on how to do this without having
> to upgrade IDL.

Four values!? Probably simpler and faster to type them in. :-)

Otherwise, you could write a comma separated data file
that Excel can read:

http://www.idlcoyote.com/tips/csv_file.html

Cheers,

David

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

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