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Re: .sav format [message #52364 is a reply to message #52298]

Tue, 30 January 2007 09:40

Michael Galloy
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On Jan 30, 6:21 am, "Haje Korth" <haje.ko...@nospam.jhuapl.edu> wrote:
> Here is what I don't understand. In the first part of the notice that is
> embedded in the sav files says that ANY reverse engineering is prohibited.
> It does not distinguish between data and code elements. Thus it is my
> understanding that nobody will ever be legally allowed to develop any
> routine that messes with the sav file since it would automatically mean that
> you would have to apply some sort of reverse engineering magic. The second
> part of the notice says that I need a license for any non-RSI software that
> reads/writes sav files. Doesn't that mean that anyone applying for such
> license automatically incriminates himself/herself???

I don't understand that either. Maybe apply for the license before
doing the work? (I'm not a lawyer either.)

> I am a scientist not a lawyer (if I where a lawyer I probably would not use
> IDL as my tool of the trade) and I don't really understand this legal mumbo
> jumbo (nor will I ever intend to understand it). Therefore I stay away from
> using sav files and use any of the other numerous file formats that are
> cross plattform, cross program compatible.

Yes, I seldom save anything in .sav file formats. IDLdoc has the
ability to examine a .sav file and produce a small report of the
contents, but uses IDL 6.1's IDL_Savefile class to do so.

Mike
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		.sav format By: ChristopherFlorio on Mon, 29 January 2007 04:50
		Re: .sav format By: JD Smith on Tue, 30 January 2007 09:58
		Re: .sav format By: Michael Galloy on Tue, 30 January 2007 09:40
		Re: .sav format By: Paolo Grigis on Tue, 30 January 2007 07:36
		Re: .sav format By: Haje Korth on Tue, 30 January 2007 05:21
		Re: .sav format By: Michael Galloy on Mon, 29 January 2007 13:01
		Re: .sav format By: Craig Markwardt on Sat, 03 February 2007 23:04
		Re: .sav format By: JD Smith on Mon, 29 January 2007 12:49
		Re: .sav format By: Haje Korth on Wed, 07 February 2007 05:10
		Re: .sav format By: JD Smith on Tue, 06 February 2007 15:45
		Re: .sav format By: JD Smith on Tue, 06 February 2007 15:44
		Re: .sav format By: Haje Korth on Tue, 06 February 2007 12:00
		Re: .sav format By: Craig Markwardt on Sun, 11 February 2007 13:53
		Re: .sav format By: Guillermo on Tue, 06 February 2007 11:04
		Re: .sav format By: David Fanning on Tue, 06 February 2007 07:42
		Re: .sav format By: Haje Korth on Mon, 05 February 2007 15:02
		Re: .sav format By: JD Smith on Mon, 05 February 2007 12:46
		Re: .sav format By: Haje Korth on Mon, 05 February 2007 10:27
		Re: .sav format By: JD Smith on Mon, 05 February 2007 09:58
		Re: .sav format By: Craig Markwardt on Sun, 11 February 2007 13:47

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