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Re: HDF SDS array access in IDL [message #13264 is a reply to message #13178]

Wed, 28 October 1998 00:00

davidf
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William Thompson (thompson@orpheus.nascom.nasa.gov) writes:

> "Dr. G. Scott Lett" <slett@holisticmath.com> writes:
>
>> IDL uses a storage scheme like C, not Fortran. The question of
>> column-majority and row-majority was a source of confusion at RSI for some
>> time, and this confusion was evident in some of their documentation. Recent
>> editions should be better.
>
>
> I completely disagree!!!! IDL uses a storage system like Fortran. The
> leftmost index is the one that changes most rapidly in the stored array.

Uh, oh. The symantic confusion is upon us! I suggest we
all learn the mantra "data is stored in row order". It may
be our only hope. :-)

Cheers,

David

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		HDF SDS array access in IDL By: William Clodius on Mon, 26 October 1998 00:00
		Re: HDF SDS array access in IDL By: thompson on Thu, 29 October 1998 00:00
		Re: HDF SDS array access in IDL By: davidf on Thu, 29 October 1998 00:00
		Re: HDF SDS array access in IDL By: Liam Gumley on Thu, 29 October 1998 00:00
		Re: HDF SDS array access in IDL By: Dr. G. Scott Lett on Thu, 29 October 1998 00:00
		Re: HDF SDS array access in IDL By: davidf on Wed, 28 October 1998 00:00
		Re: HDF SDS array access in IDL By: William Clodius on Wed, 28 October 1998 00:00
		Re: HDF SDS array access in IDL By: Dr. G. Scott Lett on Wed, 28 October 1998 00:00
		Re: HDF SDS array access in IDL By: davidf on Wed, 28 October 1998 00:00
		Re: HDF SDS array access in IDL By: thompson on Wed, 28 October 1998 00:00
		Re: HDF SDS array access in IDL By: Dr. G. Scott Lett on Wed, 28 October 1998 00:00
		Re: HDF SDS array access in IDL By: davidf on Tue, 27 October 1998 00:00

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