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scalar system variable as single element array [message #80173] Sun, 13 May 2012 13:00
Lajos Foldy is currently offline  Lajos Foldy
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Hi guys,

the IDL help says that a scalar can be considered a single element array. So why is the following expression failing?

IDL> help, !pi[0]
% Expression must be an array in this context: !PI.
% Execution halted at: $MAIN$

Is it a bug or feature :-)

regards,
Lajos

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