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Re: ROUTINE_NAMES and other magic [message #19853 is a reply to message #19851]

Tue, 18 April 2000 00:00

R.Bauer
Messages: 1424
Registered: November 1998

Senior Member

Craig Markwardt wrote:

> One thing that ROUTINE_NAMES() (**note) cannot do is *add* variables
> to another level. If the variable exists, then you can muck as much
> as you want with it, but if it doesn't exist, sorry.
>
> Oh, another funny thing. Try this recursive procedure:
>
> PRO DEEPSTOP, level
> if level EQ 2 then stop
> deepstop, level + 1
> END
>
> and then run it with
>
> deepstop, 1
>
> % Stop encountered: DEEPSTOP 2 /dev/tty
> IDL> help
> % At DEEPSTOP 2 /dev/tty
> % DEEPSTOP 3 /dev/tty
> % $MAIN$
> LEVEL INT = 2
> Compiled Procedures:
> $MAIN$ DEEPSTOP
> Compiled Functions:
>
> Okay, this is fine. We've stopped two recursive levels down. But
> then if we try to set a variable like this:
>
> IDL> a = 1
>
> a = 1
> ^
> % Unable to add local variable to recursively active program unit: DEEPSTOP
>
>

Dear Craig,

I have no problems.

help,!version,/str
** Structure !VERSION, 5 tags, length=40:
ARCH STRING 'x86'
OS STRING 'Win32'
OS_FAMILY STRING 'Windows'
RELEASE STRING '5.3.1'
BUILD_DATE STRING 'Feb 23 2000'

deepstop,1

IDL> help
% At DEEPSTOP 2 C:\home\icg105\idl\20000418\deepstop.pro
% DEEPSTOP 3 C:\home\icg105\idl\20000418\deepstop.pro
% $MAIN$
A INT = 1
LEVEL INT = 2
Compiled Procedures:
$MAIN$ DEEPSTOP

Compiled Functions:

IDL> help,a
A INT = 1

R.Bauer

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		Re: ROUTINE_NAMES and other magic By: R.Bauer on Wed, 19 April 2000 00:00
		Re: ROUTINE_NAMES and other magic By: Craig Markwardt on Tue, 18 April 2000 00:00
		Re: ROUTINE_NAMES and other magic By: R.Bauer on Tue, 18 April 2000 00:00
		Re: ROUTINE_NAMES and other magic By: R.Bauer on Tue, 18 April 2000 00:00
		Re: ROUTINE_NAMES and other magic By: Craig Markwardt on Mon, 17 April 2000 00:00
		Re: ROUTINE_NAMES and other magic By: John-David T. Smith on Mon, 17 April 2000 00:00

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