| Re: STRING with FORMAT keyword and REFORM [message #46917 is a reply to message #46916] |
Wed, 11 January 2006 07:38  |
Bruce Bowler
Messages: 128
Registered: September 1998
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On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:11:47 -0500, Ben Tupper put fingers to keyboard and
said:
> Hello All,
>
> I just bumped into a funny thing. When calling
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> result = STRING(array, FORMAT = '(something'))
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> a 2d array is reformed into a 1d array.
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> Here's an example...
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> print, !VERSION
> ;{ ppc darwin unix Mac OS X 6.2 Jun 20 2005 32 32}
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> number = REBIN(INDGEN(1,10), 10,10)
> text = STRING(number, FORMAT = '(I2.2)')
> help, number, text
>
> ;NUMBER INT = Array[10, 10]
> ;TEXT STRING = Array[100] <<<<< reformed, nuts!
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> text = STRING(number)
> help, number, text
> ;NUMBER INT = Array[10, 10]
> ;TEXT STRING = Array[10, 10] <<<< not reformed
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> text = STRING(text, format = '(I2.2)')
> help, number, text
>
> ;NUMBER INT = Array[10, 10]
> ;TEXT STRING = Array[100] <<< still reformed
>
> I can re-reform the array, but nothing pops out at me from the online
> help about this. Is this expected behavior?
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> Thanks,
> Ben
Well since IDL formats are similar to FORTRAN formats, it doesn't surprise
me. If you were to use that format statement in FORTRAN, you'd get 100
lines of output. I think you really want to use a format of '(10I2.2)' or
'10(I2.2)'. See the section in "Building IDL apps" called "Using
explicitly formatted I/O" starting at page 161 (at least that's where it
is in my V5 doc set :-)
Bruce
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