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Re: SAVE compress and Gzip [message #71423 is a reply to message #71422]

Mon, 21 June 2010 09:24

Xavi Llort
Messages: 15
Registered: September 2006

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On 18 jun, 16:23, jeanh
<jghasb...@DELETETHIS.environmentalmodelers.ANDTHIS.com> wrote:
> On 18/06/2010 7:33 AM, Xavi Llort wrote:
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>> Hi,
>
>> I'm trying to compress save files already done.
>
>> If I compress the sav files in the unix terminal with Gzip, then IDL
>> "RESTORE" command does not recognize them:
>> IDL> save, a, filename='test.sav'
>> IDL> exit
>> $ gzip test.sav
>> $ idl
>> IDL> restore, 'test.sav.gz'
>> % RESTORE: Not a valid save file: test.sav.gz
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>> This trick worked for binary files and OPEN command.
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>> Any ideas how can I manage to compress lots of save files already
>> done, creating save files which can be directly opened from inside
>> IDL?
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>> Thanks in advance,
>> Xavi
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> have you tried
> save, a, filename='test.sav', /compress
>
> Jean

Maybe I did not explain well the problem...

The savs are already done and I would like to compress them
individually, in a manner that the programs that open them will not
notice.
To use the keyword /compress is what I should have done and I
didn't ;)

Xavi

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		Re: SAVE compress and Gzip By: jeanh on Mon, 21 June 2010 09:50
		Re: SAVE compress and Gzip By: David Fanning on Mon, 21 June 2010 09:32
		Re: SAVE compress and Gzip By: Xavi Llort on Mon, 21 June 2010 09:24
		Re: SAVE compress and Gzip By: jeanh on Fri, 18 June 2010 07:23
		Re: SAVE compress and Gzip By: Xavi Llort on Tue, 06 July 2010 05:37
		Re: SAVE compress and Gzip By: Aram Panasenco on Mon, 12 July 2010 13:17

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