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Re: print to a variable [message #5267 is a reply to message #5266]

Wed, 22 November 1995 00:00

C.Shaw
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Registered: November 1995

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In article <48qs6j$32f@curly.cc.emory.edu>,
dwu@curly.cc.emory.edu (Ding Wu) writes:
> The question is how to print all the stuff into a string stead of screen.
> such as when you type help, you will see
> IDL> help
> % At $MAIN$
> Code area used: 0% (0/32768), Symbol area used: 0% (4/8192)
> # local variables: 0, # parameters: 0
> Compiled Procedures:
> $MAIN$
> Compiled Functions:
>
> What I want is a string or array of string to store these information.
>
> I have a method:
>
> shell> idl > idl.log
> IDL> (do the job, print, help,...)
> all of these will not be seen on the screen, it will be in the
> file idl.log
> IDL> (test how many lines in the file use NOT EOF(unit) )
> IDL> (replicate a string to an array of string)
> IDL> (readf the file to the string array)
>
> This method will print all the results, and not show them on the screen.
> Now my question is how to print only one command result, and also
> print everything to the screen simultaneously.
>

Have you tried the JOURNAL command??
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		Re: print to a variable By: Frank J. �ynes on Fri, 24 November 1995 00:00
		Re: print to a variable By: dwu on Wed, 22 November 1995 00:00
		Re: print to a variable By: C.Shaw on Wed, 22 November 1995 00:00
		Re: print to a variable By: thompson on Mon, 20 November 1995 00:00
		Re: print to a variable By: dwu on Mon, 20 November 1995 00:00

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