| Re: IDL Paths [message #7757] |
Thu, 16 January 1997 00:00 |
Robert Moss
Messages: 74
Registered: February 1996
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Steve wrote:
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> AS I understand it, IDL looks at the environment variable IDL_PATH to
> figure out where to look for programs. Is there a simple way to specify
> one of those paths such that IDL will not only search that directory but
> also all of its subdirectories?
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> Thanks, Steve
Yep, prepending a + in front of a path causes IDL to expand it to
include all of the subdirectories. See the online help for EXPAND_PATH
and/or IDL_PATH.
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Robert M. Moss, Ph.D. - mossrm@texaco.com - FAX (713)954-6911
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| Re: IDL Paths [message #7764 is a reply to message #7757] |
Thu, 16 January 1997 00:00  |
davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996
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Steve writes:
> AS I understand it, IDL looks at the environment variable IDL_PATH to
> figure out where to look for programs. Is there a simple way to specify
> one of those paths such that IDL will not only search that directory but
> also all of its subdirectories?
Put a "+" in front of the directory name.
SETENV IDL_PATH +/usr/mydir
David
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E-Mail: davidf@dfanning.com
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com
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