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Re: How do I use FORMAT as I would SPRINTF?? Please Help! [message #32218 is a reply to message #32119]

Thu, 19 September 2002 07:41

Richard Younger
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Registered: November 2000

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wmc@bas.ac.uk wrote:
>
> IDL is like FORTRAN, not C.
>

Well, yes. But if you're running, er, 5.4 I think, or later, the FORMAT
keyword supports printf style tokens. Just prepend a % to the format string.

E.g. (nicked from the IDL help files):

PRINT, FORMAT='(%"I have %d monkeys, %s.")', 23, 'Scott'

Look at the bottom of the IDL help topic "Format Codes." The common codes are
all supported.

Now, admittedly, most of us are more familiar with the traditional
FORTRAN-style, so if you post here you may cause some confusion. Do whatever
is the most productive, I say.

Good Luck,
Rich

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Richard Younger

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		Re: How do I use FORMAT as I would SPRINTF?? Please Help! By: wmconnolley on Thu, 19 September 2002 05:59
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