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Re: DEFSYSV with /TEST option? [message #94681 is a reply to message #94679]

Thu, 17 August 2017 10:40

Dick Jackson
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… and correctly for me in IDL 8.5.1 on Windows.

Cheers,
-Dick

Dick Jackson Software Consulting Inc.
Victoria, BC, Canada --- http://www.d-jackson.com

On Tuesday, 15 August 2017 10:57:30 UTC-7, wlandsman wrote:
> What version of IDL are you running? Your example works correctly for me in IDL 8.5.1 in both Linux and MacOS.
>
> On Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 1:27:20 PM UTC-4, Edward Hyer wrote:
>> The /TEST keyword to DEFSYSV allows you to set default values for system variables; that is, if the value is not already set by an upstream process, DEFSYSV will set it. This is what the documentation says:
>> https://harrisgeospatial.com/docs/DEFSYSV.html
>> "TEST: Set this keyword to create a new system variable only if one does not currently exist."
>>
>> But when we try to do this:
>>
>> IDL> defsysv,'!VAR',0,/test
>> % Keyword TEST not allowed in call to: DEFSYSV
>>
>> IOID (Implemented Only In Documentation)?
>>
>> --Edward H.

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		DEFSYSV with /TEST option? By: MarioIncandenza on Tue, 15 August 2017 10:27
		Re: DEFSYSV with /TEST option? By: wlandsman on Tue, 15 August 2017 10:57
		Re: DEFSYSV with /TEST option? By: Dick Jackson on Thu, 17 August 2017 10:40
		Re: DEFSYSV with /TEST option? By: MarioIncandenza on Thu, 17 August 2017 16:03
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