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Re: cd bug in IDL 5.5 [message #31080 is a reply to message #31068]

Tue, 18 June 2002 08:21

crono15m
Messages: 9
Registered: June 2002

Junior Member

> Dear Ben,
>
> it could be easier to use file_which
>
> x=file_which('mean.pro')
> print,x
> /usr/local/idl/idl/lib/mean.pro
>
> fpe=file_path_name_ext(x)
>
> print,fpe.path
> /usr/local/idl/idl/lib/

Reimar,
You're right, if file_which worked correctly it would be easier (and faster)
to use. Unfortunately, in win2k it doesn't seem to work right. Here are some
examples.

If you are in the IDL working directory it works fine.
IDL> print, file_which('copyToClipboard.exe')
C:\BEN_HILLDORE\KVI\KVI_PROGRAMS\Support Programs\copyToClipboard.exe

Now i'll move that file to 'c:\gs'

IDL> print, file_which('c:\', 'copyToClipboard.exe')
It returns a null.

If I specify the path directly to it, it works.

IDL> print, file_which('c:\gs', 'copyToClipboard.exe')
c:\gs\copyToClipboard.exe

This routine seems to suffer from the same problem as expand_file_path.

Ben Hilldore
Hope College Nuclear Research Group

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		cd bug in IDL 5.5 By: Wolfgang.Dobler on Mon, 03 June 2002 08:29
		Re: cd bug in IDL 5.5 By: R.Bauer on Tue, 18 June 2002 09:51
		Re: cd bug in IDL 5.5 By: crono15m on Tue, 18 June 2002 08:22
		Re: cd bug in IDL 5.5 By: crono15m on Tue, 18 June 2002 08:21
		Re: cd bug in IDL 5.5 By: R.Bauer on Tue, 18 June 2002 00:02
		Re: cd bug in IDL 5.5 By: crono15m on Mon, 17 June 2002 10:47

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