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Re: File_Which What!? [message #33008 is a reply to message #32920]

Thu, 21 November 2002 09:46

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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David Fanning (david@dfanning.com) writes:

> Humm, well, further tests this morning show that the file
> can be found if the directory containing it
> is *explicitly* on the path. That is, the directory
> is named specifically in File->Preferences->Path.
> If the directory containing the file is implicitly
> on the path (I.e., I have selected a check box for
> the parent directory in File->Preferences->Path)
> then the file can't be found.

OK, here is the *real* story from someone who
knows (not me). :-)

File_Which very sensibly does NOT search any
directory that does not contain either a .pro or
.sav file. (Why include directories on an IDL
search path that can't result in anything productive?
Slows everything down.)

In my case, I was looking for color table files (*.clt)
in a sub-directory with no *.pro files. If my color
table sub-directory is *explicitly* on the path, File_Which
will find the file as expected. Or, I can just put a dummy
PRO file in the directory as a locater file, and File_Which
will also find the correct file. Neat!

Cheers,

David
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		File_Which What!? By: David Fanning on Wed, 20 November 2002 20:28
		Re: File_Which What!? By: rigby on Fri, 22 November 2002 11:16
		Re: File_Which What!? By: Jaco van Gorkom on Fri, 22 November 2002 07:54
		Re: File_Which What!? By: David Fanning on Fri, 22 November 2002 07:33
		Re: File_Which What!? By: Jaco van Gorkom on Fri, 22 November 2002 06:41
		Re: File_Which What!? By: JD Smith on Mon, 25 November 2002 14:00
		Re: File_Which What!? By: David Fanning on Thu, 21 November 2002 20:00
		Re: File_Which What!? By: Mark Hadfield on Thu, 21 November 2002 19:21
		Re: File_Which What!? By: David Fanning on Thu, 21 November 2002 09:46
		Re: File_Which What!? By: R.G. Stockwell on Thu, 21 November 2002 09:39
		Re: File_Which What!? By: David Fanning on Thu, 21 November 2002 06:04
		Re: File_Which What!? By: Nigel Wade on Thu, 21 November 2002 03:56
		Re: File_Which What!? By: R.Bauer on Thu, 21 November 2002 00:27
		Re: File_Which What!? By: David Fanning on Mon, 25 November 2002 14:40

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