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Re: Memory allocation problem using Call_external [message #6271 is a reply to message #6244]

Thu, 23 May 1996 00:00

Marty Ryba
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Registered: May 1996

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Oscar Chic <chic@ieec.fcr.es> wrote:
> I'm trying to run a C program using the Call_external interface.
> The C program does some mallocs.
>
> It seems IDL doesn't permit allocate memory to C program.
> It's not possible to do this ?

IDL does not want you to allocate memory without its knowing. If you get and
read the Advanced Development Guide, it will tell you how to use the functions
IDL_MemAlloc() and IDL_MemFree() (and some others that allow IDL to do garbage
collection if you jump out in response to an error).

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