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Re: FREE_LUN supposed to work in a loop? [message #84426] Sun, 02 June 2013 11:48
fgg is currently offline  fgg
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Thanks!


> Free_Lun both closes and frees up a logical unit number that has been
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> opened with Get_Lun (i.e., one in the range 100-128). There is no need
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> to use an additional Close in this case. Close should be used if you
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> have chosen a logical unit number from the range 1-99 (i.e, OpenR, 5,
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> ...). Then, using a Close both closes the file and frees it. There is no
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> need to use Free_Lun in this case.
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> Cheers,
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> David
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> --
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> David Fanning, Ph.D.
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> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
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> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
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> Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
Re: FREE_LUN supposed to work in a loop? [message #84428 is a reply to message #84426] Sat, 01 June 2013 22:23 Go to previous message
David Fanning is currently offline  David Fanning
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fgg writes:

> I think I found the problem. run_this_procedure opens the control_file and then uses a simple CLOSE, never really deallocating the unit. Any danger in substituting CLOSE for FREE_LUN?

Free_Lun both closes and frees up a logical unit number that has been
opened with Get_Lun (i.e., one in the range 100-128). There is no need
to use an additional Close in this case. Close should be used if you
have chosen a logical unit number from the range 1-99 (i.e, OpenR, 5,
...). Then, using a Close both closes the file and frees it. There is no
need to use Free_Lun in this case.

Cheers,

David



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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
Re: FREE_LUN supposed to work in a loop? [message #84430 is a reply to message #84428] Sat, 01 June 2013 22:04 Go to previous message
fgg is currently offline  fgg
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I think I found the problem. run_this_procedure opens the control_file and then uses a simple CLOSE, never really deallocating the unit. Any danger in substituting CLOSE for FREE_LUN? Thanks!


On Sunday, June 2, 2013 12:40:31 AM UTC-4, fgg wrote:
> Hi there,
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> I'm getting "OPENR: All available logical units are currently in use" when running something like this:
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> for i = 0, n_elements(texts)-1 do begin
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> openw, lun, control_file, /get_lun
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> printf, lun, 'some text'
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> free_lun, lun
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> run_this_procedure ;this is a *.pro that uses the control_file just created above
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> endfor
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> If I do "help, /files" I see that all units have been closed but are still reserved. Why?! Any suggestion?
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> Thanks!
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