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Re: creating a variable from unknow name [message #42109 is a reply to message #42108]

Wed, 29 December 2004 19:43

KM
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Registered: October 2004

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On Wed, 29 Dec 2004, Andry William wrote:
> I would to ask some advice on how I can create a variable with the
> name defined by some value in the memory.
>
> I would like to be able to do the same in IDL. I first have to
> check which variable is present in a file (atcually they are
> NetCDF files), then assign the values to the name defined in the
> file.
>
> Something like if I see that the variable "lon" exists in a file,
> then assign its values to the name "lon".
>
> I am not sure if I need some pointer or object for that.

I think you could do it using a pointer (that is how the read_netcdf
procedure does it I tihnk). I don't think you need objects.

But I would do it without pointers like this:

r = EXECUTE( "a=2" )
help, a

Does this do what you want?

-k.

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