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Re: dynamically naming variables [message #34362 is a reply to message #34361]

Mon, 03 March 2003 13:48

Paul Van Delst[1]
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Steve Nesbitt wrote:
>
> Howdy folks,
>
> I was wondering if there was a way to dynamically name a variable in
> IDL, something like:
>
> varnames=['temp1','temp2','temp3']
>
> for i=0, n_elements(varnames)-1 do begin
>
> `varnames[i]`=bytarr(25)
>
> endfor
>
> I would appreciate any help on this, or a way to get around this issue.

Use the EXECUTE command to execute a command you create in a string variable.

paulv

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		Re: dynamically naming variables By: Steve Nesbitt on Mon, 03 March 2003 16:10
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		Re: dynamically naming variables By: Steve Nesbitt on Mon, 03 March 2003 13:56
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