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Re: Mac Cursor [message #51210 is a reply to message #51208]

Mon, 06 November 2006 11:09

K. Bowman
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Registered: May 2000

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In article <MPG.1fb92d725da0e4f2989d9f@news.frii.com>,
David Fanning <news@dfanning.com> wrote:

> JD Smith writes:
>
>> Actually, most astronomers are from a Sun/Solaris background
>
> Ok, ok, Wayne and JD convince me astronomers know more
> about their Macs than I give them credit for. I'll
> make my argument more narrowly next time: almost
> no one with a Mac in an IDL programming class can
> figure out how to get a directory of perfectly
> sensible IDL routines onto their IDL PATH. Maybe
> that's an IDL problem. Probably is. But it seems
> to be a Mac problem when the clock is ticking and
> you know you still have to explain how to get
> a yellow colored plot on your display by the first
> lunch break. :-(
>
> Cheers,
>
> David

David, do you use the IDLDE on Macs, or do you run from the
command line?

I run from the command line and use a startup.pro file. In order
to set the !PATH variable right, you have to get the paths right.
A very handy trick for doing this in OS X is the following:

1. Have a Terminal window open. (That's Terminal.app, not an xterm.)
2. In the Finder, navigate to the file or directory that you want to use.
3. Drag the file or directory into the Terminal window. Presto, the full
path appears.
4. Copy and paste that path into the startup.pro.

You can enter a Unix command like "ls" before dragging and dropping:

bowman> ls /Volumes/csrpd1/1B01/V6/2004/200409/20040905/
1B01.040905.38795.6.HDF 1B01.040905.38801.6.HDF 1B01.040905.38807.6.HDF
1B01.040905.38796.6.HDF 1B01.040905.38802.6.HDF 1B01.040905.38808.6.HDF
1B01.040905.38797.6.HDF 1B01.040905.38803.6.HDF 1B01.040905.38809.6.HDF
1B01.040905.38798.6.HDF 1B01.040905.38804.6.HDF 1B01.040906.38810.6.HDF
1B01.040905.38799.6.HDF 1B01.040905.38805.6.HDF
1B01.040905.38800.6.HDF 1B01.040905.38806.6.HDF

In IDL I can also do things like this interactively:

IDL> in = '/Volumes/csrpd1/PROGSCI/v4/502rf05/502rf05.nc'
IDL> id = ncdf_open(in)

That is, type "in = '" at the IDL prompt. Drag and drop the file of interest.
Add the final quote. Hit return.

I guess that will go on the tips and tricks list. :-)

Ken

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		Re: Mac Cursor By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Wed, 08 November 2006 18:44
		Re: Mac Cursor By: JD Smith on Wed, 08 November 2006 17:01
		Re: Mac Cursor By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Wed, 08 November 2006 16:28
		Re: Mac Cursor By: David Fanning on Wed, 08 November 2006 16:11
		Re: Mac Cursor By: JD Smith on Wed, 08 November 2006 15:57
		Re: Mac Cursor By: JD Smith on Wed, 08 November 2006 15:51
		Re: Mac Cursor By: JD Smith on Wed, 08 November 2006 15:46
		Re: Mac Cursor By: Christopher Thom on Wed, 08 November 2006 15:42
		Re: Mac Cursor By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Wed, 08 November 2006 15:27
		Re: Mac Cursor By: Christopher Thom on Wed, 08 November 2006 15:12
		Re: Mac Cursor By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Wed, 08 November 2006 12:58
		Re: Mac Cursor By: Christopher Thom on Wed, 08 November 2006 12:06
		Re: Mac Cursor By: K. Bowman on Tue, 07 November 2006 11:35
		Re: Mac Cursor By: JD Smith on Tue, 07 November 2006 13:27
		Re: Mac Cursor By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Tue, 07 November 2006 11:32
		Re: Mac Cursor By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Tue, 07 November 2006 11:21
		Re: Mac Cursor By: David Fanning on Mon, 06 November 2006 21:16
		Re: Mac Cursor By: K. Bowman on Mon, 06 November 2006 11:09
		Re: Mac Cursor By: K. Bowman on Mon, 06 November 2006 10:44
		Re: Mac Cursor By: David Fanning on Mon, 06 November 2006 10:31
		Re: Mac Cursor By: JD Smith on Mon, 06 November 2006 09:58
		Re: Mac Cursor By: news.verizon.net on Sun, 05 November 2006 12:39
		Re: Mac Cursor By: David Fanning on Sat, 04 November 2006 07:58
		Re: Mac Cursor By: Jeff Hester on Fri, 03 November 2006 21:56
		Re: Mac Cursor By: David Fanning on Fri, 03 November 2006 17:14
		Re: Mac Cursor By: Edd Edmondson on Thu, 09 November 2006 03:08
		Re: Mac Cursor By: James Kuyper on Thu, 09 November 2006 03:37
		Re: Mac Cursor By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Wed, 08 November 2006 18:46
		Re: Mac Cursor By: Christopher Thom on Thu, 09 November 2006 11:47

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