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Re: translating an array name to a string [message #22154 is a reply to message #22153]

Thu, 19 October 2000 00:00

Alex Schuster
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Registered: February 1997

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David Williams wrote:

> Hi. This is probably a very basic IDL question, so apologies if that's
> the case. I'm looking for a way to translate the name of an array (e.g.
> "DATACUBE1") into a string that I can use in titles and/or in feedback
> at the prompt. I want to make my routines more user-friendly, and I hate
> forcing a title

Have a look at the OUTPUT keyword to HELP:

IDL> help, movie
MOVIE BYTE = Array[256, 256, 64]
IDL> help, movie, output=output
IDL> print, output
MOVIE BYTE = Array[256, 256, 64]
CLU> print, (str_sep( output[0], " "))[0]
MOVIE

Alex
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		Re: translating an array name to a string By: David Williams on Fri, 20 October 2000 00:00
		Re: translating an array name to a string By: David Williams on Fri, 20 October 2000 00:00
		Re: translating an array name to a string By: John-David T. Smith on Thu, 19 October 2000 00:00
		Re: translating an array name to a string By: Craig Markwardt on Thu, 19 October 2000 00:00
		Re: translating an array name to a string By: Craig Markwardt on Thu, 19 October 2000 00:00
		Re: translating an array name to a string By: John-David T. Smith on Thu, 19 October 2000 00:00
		Re: translating an array name to a string By: Craig Markwardt on Thu, 19 October 2000 00:00
		Re: translating an array name to a string By: promashkin on Thu, 19 October 2000 00:00
		Re: translating an array name to a string By: Craig Markwardt on Thu, 19 October 2000 00:00
		Re: translating an array name to a string By: John-David T. Smith on Thu, 19 October 2000 00:00
		Re: translating an array name to a string By: David Williams on Thu, 19 October 2000 00:00
		Re: translating an array name to a string By: Alex Schuster on Thu, 19 October 2000 00:00
		Re: translating an array name to a string By: Martin Schultz on Thu, 19 October 2000 00:00

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