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Re: Another Nit Needs Fixing [message #57733 is a reply to message #57660]

Fri, 21 December 2007 05:36

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Spon writes:

> I found this in the v6.5 helpfiles and it made me smile:
> "The IDL_WDE_START_DIR preference, if not set to a null string (''),
> specifies the initial working directory to be established when IDL
> starts. When you start IDL from the Windows Start menu or by clicking
> on a desktop icon, the initial working directory provided by the
> Windows operating system is usually a system location of no interest
> to IDL users. Setting IDL_WDE_START_DIR lets you to specify a more
> useful location.
> Committed changes take effect immediately. The default value is the
> user's home directory."
>
> At least ITT agree with you, David :-)

This is reassuring. :-)

But, alas, I don't think this preference is still available
in IDL 7. I have gone though all the IDL 7 preference files
I could find, and have not run across such a thing. Also,
HELP, /PREFERENCES doesn't list it.

It *is* true, however, that doing a CD to a particular
directory on startup will change the location where
DIALOG_PICKFILE opens. If I could determine the IDL
Workspace programmatically, then I could probably force
IDL to do what I want it to do. At the very least, I
can hardcode my default workspace.

Thanks,

David
--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		Another Nit Needs Fixing By: David Fanning on Wed, 19 December 2007 10:58
		Re: Another Nit Needs Fixing By: David Fanning on Fri, 21 December 2007 08:56
		Re: Another Nit Needs Fixing By: Michael Galloy on Fri, 21 December 2007 08:41
		Re: Another Nit Needs Fixing By: David Fanning on Fri, 21 December 2007 05:36
		Re: Another Nit Needs Fixing By: Spon on Fri, 21 December 2007 03:29
		Re: Another Nit Needs Fixing By: Spon on Fri, 21 December 2007 03:03
		Re: Another Nit Needs Fixing By: David Fanning on Thu, 20 December 2007 16:05

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