| Re: running IDL on a linux command line [message #81737] |
Fri, 12 October 2012 13:12  |
Michael Galloy
Messages: 1114
Registered: April 2006
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On 10/12/12 1:47 PM, Coyote wrote:
> On Friday, October 12, 2012 1:12:58 PM UTC-6, Mike Galloy wrote:
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>> I believe it is possible to use X (I
>> think even if you're local machine is on Windows, but there is extra
>> software you need) to run the IDL Workbench and have it show up on your
>> local machine, but my experience is that is a very slow and frustrating
>> experience.
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> Oddly enough, I was just figuring out how to connect to a UNIX machine
> from my Windows machine via a VNC client this morning. I now have a
> window on my Windows machine that connects to UNIX and allows me to run
> the IDLDE on the UNIX machine (I need UNIX because the massive amount of data
> we need is located there and because that machine has 32 GByte of RAM,
> whereas this poor Windows machine only has 6 GByte of RAM). I like
> the IDLDE because I configure it exactly like my Windows IDLDE and
> I don't have to think about anything except my work.
>
> I didn't find doing this particular operation frustrating (someone
> else had installed the vncserver software on the UNIX side) or slow.
> If fact, so far, it is working great!
Ah, yes, VNC probably provides a better experience than X.
Of course, I am biased against the Workbench -- I use the command line
95% even on my local machine.
Mike
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Michael Galloy
www.michaelgalloy.com
Modern IDL: A Guide to IDL Programming (http://modernidl.idldev.com)
Research Mathematician
Tech-X Corporation
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| Re: running IDL on a linux command line [message #81741 is a reply to message #81737] |
Fri, 12 October 2012 12:47  |
DavidF[1]
Messages: 94
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On Friday, October 12, 2012 1:12:58 PM UTC-6, Mike Galloy wrote:
> I believe it is possible to use X (I
> think even if you're local machine is on Windows, but there is extra
> software you need) to run the IDL Workbench and have it show up on your
> local machine, but my experience is that is a very slow and frustrating
> experience.
Oddly enough, I was just figuring out how to connect to a UNIX machine
from my Windows machine via a VNC client this morning. I now have a
window on my Windows machine that connects to UNIX and allows me to run
the IDLDE on the UNIX machine (I need UNIX because the massive amount of data
we need is located there and because that machine has 32 GByte of RAM,
whereas this poor Windows machine only has 6 GByte of RAM). I like
the IDLDE because I configure it exactly like my Windows IDLDE and
I don't have to think about anything except my work.
I didn't find doing this particular operation frustrating (someone
else had installed the vncserver software on the UNIX side) or slow.
If fact, so far, it is working great!
Cheers,
David
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| Re: running IDL on a linux command line [message #82773 is a reply to message #81737] |
Thu, 17 January 2013 19:24 |
mkmvarma
Messages: 24
Registered: November 2007
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I tried to run IDL using command line. It just compiles the program but does not run it. Does anybody know how to fix this. I use ".run" to run the program.
On Friday, October 12, 2012 1:12:44 PM UTC-7, Mike Galloy wrote:
> On 10/12/12 1:47 PM, Coyote wrote:
>
>> On Friday, October 12, 2012 1:12:58 PM UTC-6, Mike Galloy wrote:
>
>>
>
>>> I believe it is possible to use X (I
>
>>> think even if you're local machine is on Windows, but there is extra
>
>>> software you need) to run the IDL Workbench and have it show up on your
>
>>> local machine, but my experience is that is a very slow and frustrating
>
>>> experience.
>
>>
>
>> Oddly enough, I was just figuring out how to connect to a UNIX machine
>
>> from my Windows machine via a VNC client this morning. I now have a
>
>> window on my Windows machine that connects to UNIX and allows me to run
>
>> the IDLDE on the UNIX machine (I need UNIX because the massive amount of data
>
>> we need is located there and because that machine has 32 GByte of RAM,
>
>> whereas this poor Windows machine only has 6 GByte of RAM). I like
>
>> the IDLDE because I configure it exactly like my Windows IDLDE and
>
>> I don't have to think about anything except my work.
>
>>
>
>> I didn't find doing this particular operation frustrating (someone
>
>> else had installed the vncserver software on the UNIX side) or slow.
>
>> If fact, so far, it is working great!
>
>
>
> Ah, yes, VNC probably provides a better experience than X.
>
>
>
> Of course, I am biased against the Workbench -- I use the command line
>
> 95% even on my local machine.
>
>
>
> Mike
>
> --
>
> Michael Galloy
>
> www.michaelgalloy.com
>
> Modern IDL: A Guide to IDL Programming (http://modernidl.idldev.com)
>
> Research Mathematician
>
> Tech-X Corporation
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