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Re: SPAWN + readU + strings [message #19864 is a reply to message #19728]

Mon, 17 April 2000 00:00

Ramji Digumarthi
Messages: 5
Registered: April 2000

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David Fanning wrote:
>
> Ramji Digumarthi (ramji.digumarthi@lmco.com) writes:
>
>> any comments on why this code does not work!!!!!
>>
>> readu,test,long(strInlen)
>> print," Test .. :",strInlen
>
> Well, you can't read into a temporary variable like this.
> Have you tried reading this value into a legitimate
> IDL variable? Does it still not work? I don't see anything
> obviously wrong, except for this.
>
> testVal = Long(strInLen)
> ReadU, test, testVal
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
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WEll!! I tried that. Either temperary variable (actually recasting the
variable as long) or legitimate variable work as long as I do not read
the string variable. Once I read the string variable, the next readU of
a variable goes hay wire...
So what gives????

thanks
ramji digumarthi

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[Message index]

		SPAWN + readU + strings By: Ramji Digumarthi on Mon, 17 April 2000 00:00
		Re: SPAWN + readU + strings By: Nigel Wade on Tue, 18 April 2000 00:00
		Re: SPAWN + readU + strings By: Craig Markwardt on Mon, 17 April 2000 00:00
		Re: SPAWN + readU + strings By: davidf on Mon, 17 April 2000 00:00
		Re: SPAWN + readU + strings By: Ramji Digumarthi on Mon, 17 April 2000 00:00
		Re: SPAWN + readU + strings By: davidf on Mon, 17 April 2000 00:00
		Re: SPAWN + readU + strings By: Ramji Digumarthi on Mon, 17 April 2000 00:00

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