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Re: Running DOS-based programs from IDL [message #40665]

Wed, 25 August 2004 08:09

i-kant
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Registered: June 2004

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Michael Wallace <mwallace.no.spam@no.spam.swri.edu.invalid> wrote in message news:<10ini6t71ss6p33@corp.supernews.com>...
> IDL has a built in CD command you can use to change directory without
> resorting to SPAWN. Something like this will probably do the trick:
>
> CD, 'c:\folder', CURRENT = owd ; cd and save old working directory
> SPAWN, 'program.exe' ; spawn program
> CD, owd ; cd back to the old working directory
>
> -Mike

OK, that did the trick.

Thank you,

Edwin

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