| Creating IDL Executable Files [message #8828] |
Fri, 25 April 1997 00:00 |
davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996
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Friends,
Several people have asked me in the past couple of weeks:
Can I make an exectutable file in IDL?
The short answer is, "NO."
At least not in the sense that you can make an executable
file in C or FORTRAN and have your friends run it without
owning IDL.
It *is* possible to make what "appear" to be executable files
to the user. For example, you can use RUN-TIME licenses that
allow the user to run a specific IDL application without having
access to the IDL command line. (ENVI with a run-time license
is a good example of a program like this.)
You can also have Research Systems "embed" IDL in your
application. This is more of a true IDL exectutable.
Both of these methods are generally considered (I think this
is a true statement) ridiculously expensive, especially
if you want to make an executable in a quantity of, say,
less than 100. (A single run-time license in the US, for
example, will be in the $300-$900 range.)
Hope this sheds some light.
Cheers!
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting
Customizable IDL Programming Courses
Phone: 970-221-0438 E-Mail: davidf@dfanning.com
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com
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