| Re: astronomy library [message #80569] |
Mon, 25 June 2012 00:46  |
lecacheux.alain
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Registered: January 2008
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On 25 juin, 00:23, elliottetzk...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Sunday, June 24, 2012 3:49:47 AM UTC-5, alx wrote:
>> On 24 juin, 01:47, elliottetzk...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> On Saturday, June 23, 2012 6:37:17 PM UTC-5, (unknown) wrote:
>>>> On Saturday, June 23, 2012 5:55:54 PM UTC-4, elliott...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> > Does anybody have a very user friendly tutorial for installing the astronomy library for IDL? I tried the one on nasa's site but I couldn't figure some of the parts out, particularly the path.
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>>>> > Thank you!
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>>>> You just need to download the file: astron.dir.tar.gz fromhttp://idlastro.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftp/. You'll need to just put this files in your IDL_PATH. I only know how to do this if you're using Linux or Mac OSX, if it's windows then you're on your own.
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>>>> Once the files are in your path, start a fresh xterm (okay, the only way, but a safe way) to reset the path. Then start idl, and type "astrolib" to initialize a few system variables and be able to use all the procedures.
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>>>> russell
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>>> I do not understand how to put thing in the IDL_PATH in windows. If anybody knows that would be awesome.
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>> The IDL Workbench allows you to interactively change the value of the
>> IDL_PATH system preference using the "Window > Preferences" dialog
>> (see the documentation). In exactly the same way, while using Windows
>> or *nix.
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>> If you do not use the IDL workbench (i.e. you are using the "IDL
>> Command Line"), the best way for changing your !PATH variable is to
>> use PREF_* commands (PREF_GET to see your preferences, PREF_SET to set
>> them, PREF_COMMIT for doing the actual changes). Here too, this is
>> exactly the same way while using Windows or *nix.
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>> All this is clearly explained in IDL documentation ("IDL concepts >
>> Managing IDL Paths")
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>> Cheers,
>> alx.
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> I am using IDL workbench. Didn't seem like there was a !path variable option in window/preferences. I read the documentation as well. I ended up putting the whole astron directory in the main idl directory, figuring this was also in the !path, and created a desktop shortcut to it. Do you think this should work?
!path is an IDL system "variable" (you can read it by doing IDL>
help, !path), that is NOT directly modifiable from IDL line command.
Please use the recipe given by Michael Galloy.
alain.
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