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Re: SETENV,'DISPLAY=IPaddress' [message #7199 is a reply to message #7127]

Thu, 03 October 1996 00:00

rivers
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In article <52rnji$m2m@uwm.edu>, gunter@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu (David Gunter) writes:
> F.Salzedas (fsal@rijnh.nl) wrote:
> : Hello,
> :
> : I'm working interactively with IDL (4.0.1) in a Xwindows terminal, and
> : I want to display a plot on an other computer (a Mac that is connected
> : to the previous Xwindows terminal via internet).
> : I tried to use the command SETENV, 'DISPLAY=macIPaddress' but the plots
> : are still displayed at the Xwindows terminal.
> : Does any one know how to direct the display of an IDL plot to another
> : terminal?

It looks to me like you are trying set the DISPLAY environment variable from
within IDL. I have not tried this, but you would definitely have to do it
before IDL tries to make the first X windows call. It would be safer to do it
before entering IDL, i.e.

> setenv DISPLAY macIPaddress:0

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