| Re: IDL Virtual Machine--Forget It [message #63154 is a reply to message #63072] |
Tue, 28 October 2008 19:53   |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001
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Vince Hradil writes:
> I think you can get an "official" log-in just by registering with the
> site. That is, you don't have to own a license to get a login id. It
> is unfortunate that (1) you have to register with the site to download
> the software [better for their marketing team, I suppose], and (2) you
> have to install the whole kit-and-kaboodle to get the vm. But with
> hard disks as large as they are these days, the install isn't that bad
> - and only takes a couple of minutes.
Well, you still need to be an "administrator" to install the
darn thing, which means a two-week wait and a hefty bribe
where I work. :-(
But this may not be the final word. Apparently the person I talked
to on Technical Support was still "coming up to speed". There
may be other possibilities. I'm exploring these now. I'll let
you know. :-)
Cheers,
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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