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Re: Reading Wav files [message #31851 is a reply to message #23347]

Wed, 21 August 2002 09:59

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Mike Alport (alport@nu.ac.za) writes:

> This seems a trivial problem: the IDL 5.5 documentation gives the following
> syntax for reading sound .wav files:
> Result = READ_WAV ( Filename [, Rate] )
> So, when I try it, I get:
> IDL> Result = READ_WAV( "ramsay0150.wav" )
> % Variable is undefined: READ_WAV.
>
> Have they switched the calling procedure name on us?

No, it is definitely a function. Try this:

IDL> .compile read_wav
IDL> Result = READ_WAV( "ramsay0150.wav" )

Cheers,

David
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		reading wav files By: jnettle1 on Mon, 15 January 2001 17:38
		Re: Reading Wav files By: Mike Alport on Thu, 22 August 2002 01:21
		Re: Reading Wav files By: JD Smith on Wed, 21 August 2002 13:24
		Re: Reading Wav files By: David Fanning on Wed, 21 August 2002 09:59
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