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Re: .Reset_Session in a script [message #48973 is a reply to message #48972]

Tue, 06 June 2006 13:19

Paul Van Delst[1]
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Michael Galloy wrote:
> toddbranch wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> Sorry to be back for help so soon.
>>
>> I have written a script to automatically run all of my data sets
>> through my program. In my program, I define a few structures. I
>> usually run the command .reset_session in between runs of my data
>> because IDL gets mad because my code redefines the same structure. IDL
>> won't let me run the .reset_session command in my script. Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks a lot for the help,
>> Branch
>>
>
> .reset_session is an executive command; executive commands (all of the
> commands that begin with a ".") can only be entered "in response to the
> IDL prompt" according to the docs. You can put an executive command in a
> batch file and call the file from the command line. For example, in the
> file "batch_run.pro" put:
>
> .reset_session
> start_real_run ; call to your existing program
>
> Then,
>
> IDL> @batch_run
>
> And it should work.

True, but I would suggest the OP address the problem (assuming it actually is one) of the
structure redefinition. So, pardon my denseness, but could the OP define what he means by
"redefines the same structure".

paulv

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		Re: .Reset_Session in a script By: Chris[2] on Wed, 07 June 2006 16:35
		Re: .Reset_Session in a script By: toddbranch on Tue, 06 June 2006 13:31
		Re: .Reset_Session in a script By: Benjamin Hornberger on Tue, 06 June 2006 13:15
		Re: .Reset_Session in a script By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Tue, 06 June 2006 13:19
		Re: .Reset_Session in a script By: Michael Galloy on Tue, 06 June 2006 13:16

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