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Re: Passing Batch File Names [message #62295 is a reply to message #62294]

Tue, 02 September 2008 08:54

Michael Galloy
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Registered: April 2006

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On Sep 2, 9:41 am, Trae <traewin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I have a code that calls a batch file to assign variables that I want
> the main level program to have. The names of the variables and the
> number may change randomly, and not by me, so I didn't want to use a
> procedure where I would have to change it every time an alteration was
> made in the save file.
>
> Now, I need to execute a batch file whose name is passed by another
> program. I've used call_method, call_procedure, and call_function,
> but I see nothing like call_batch.
>
> My current fix is the following:
>
> spawn, 'cp ' + in_name+' temp_name.pro'
>
> @temp_name.pro
>
> This doesn't seem very clean, but it makes all of the variables
> available to the main level.
>
> Any brighter ideas?

I thought EXECUTE would be the answer, but it appears that it can't
call a batch file:

IDL> @test
5
IDL> print, execute('@test')

@test
^
% Illegal character in program text.
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		Re: Passing Batch File Names By: Trae on Tue, 02 September 2008 19:35
		Re: Passing Batch File Names By: Jean H. on Tue, 02 September 2008 13:33
		Re: Passing Batch File Names By: Michael Galloy on Tue, 02 September 2008 13:32
		Re: Passing Batch File Names By: Bob[3] on Tue, 02 September 2008 13:20
		Re: Passing Batch File Names By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Tue, 02 September 2008 11:16
		Re: Passing Batch File Names By: Brian Larsen on Tue, 02 September 2008 11:15
		Re: Passing Batch File Names By: Jean H. on Tue, 02 September 2008 10:34
		Re: Passing Batch File Names By: Trae on Tue, 02 September 2008 10:15
		Re: Passing Batch File Names By: pgrigis on Tue, 02 September 2008 09:57
		Re: Passing Batch File Names By: Trae on Tue, 02 September 2008 09:50
		Re: Passing Batch File Names By: Trae on Tue, 02 September 2008 09:27
		Re: Passing Batch File Names By: Brian Larsen on Tue, 02 September 2008 09:14
		Re: Passing Batch File Names By: pgrigis on Tue, 02 September 2008 09:03
		Re: Passing Batch File Names By: Trae on Tue, 02 September 2008 09:03
		Re: Passing Batch File Names By: Michael Galloy on Tue, 02 September 2008 08:54
		Re: Passing Batch File Names By: Trae on Wed, 03 September 2008 12:18

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