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Re: file directory [message #26456 is a reply to message #26448]

Fri, 24 August 2001 02:44

R.Bauer
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David Fanning wrote:
>
> Harry Kao (yen@dolphin.upenn.edu) writes:
>>
>> I used widget programming to open files for processing and then save the
>> processed files. The problem is IDL puts me in a default directoy every
>> time I want to open or save files. How do I set up IDL so that I can
>> automatically return to the directory from where I performed last I/O?
>
> Ditch the Mac. :-)
>
> If you *have* ditched the Mac, and you are working
> on a PC, someone is having fun with you. (I'd suspect
> your office mate.) Find the General tab on the
> File->Preferences menu and de-select the Change
> Directory on Open checkbox.

I believe this belongs only to pro files which
are loaded into the idlde editor.

I am using get_path from dialog_pickfile and an environment variable
defined by the procedure.

Sometimes I like to start again the widget and then the last path
is stored in the environment.

regards
Reimar

>
> If you are running on Unix, something is very, very
> weird.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> David
>
> P.S. Let's just say you could always learn the nuances
> of the CD command and its keywords, if worst comes to worst.
>
> --
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		Re: file directory By: Pavel A. Romashkin on Fri, 24 August 2001 11:18
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		Re: file directory By: Steve Hartmann on Thu, 23 August 2001 13:18
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