Re: Examine "Saved" IDL procedures now too! [message #30193 is a reply to message #29825] |
Wed, 10 April 2002 21:45  |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724 Registered: August 2001
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Michael Lefsky (lefsky@fsl.orst.edu) writes:
> I for one would have been glad to have such a tool. Many of the most
> useful programs I have developed started with a section, or more, of
> RSI's supplied ".pro" code. Increasingly, it seems, RSI is
> distributing functions and procedures as .sav files, and of course
> envi is distributed this way too. The takes away much of the utility
> of these programs for me. I pay for the programs, and associated
> fees, and gladly, because they allow me to do my work. But now this
> functionality is being reduced, via these .sav files. Seems to me that
> if things continue in this direction, languages like Python will
> become a more desirable alternative.
Off the top of my head the only thing I can think of
(besides ENVI, which is in another category altogether)
that RSI ships as save files are those damn Live Tools.
I'm pretty sure no one in his right mind wants to look
at that code. :-)
Cheers,
David
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