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Re: Stop program in IDL 6.2 [message #73548 is a reply to message #73547]

Fri, 12 November 2010 08:29

David Fanning
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Ammar Yusuf writes:

> Hi, in IDL 6.2 when a program is running how do you stop execution of
> the program in the middle because every time I click on it IDL just
> freezes and I have to use the Task Manager to end the program. I tried
> using control - c to stop execution but that didn't work.

This sounds more like a run-away CATCH error handler
to me. Are you canceling the CATCH as the first line
in your error handler?

Once you get into these infinite loops, they are VERY
difficult to get out of. CNTL-C doesn't help at all,
as you realize.

Cheers,

David

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		Re: Stop program in IDL 6.2 By: Ammar Yusuf on Fri, 12 November 2010 09:03
		Re: Stop program in IDL 6.2 By: David Fanning on Fri, 12 November 2010 08:54
		Re: Stop program in IDL 6.2 By: Ammar Yusuf on Fri, 12 November 2010 08:47
		Re: Stop program in IDL 6.2 By: David Fanning on Fri, 12 November 2010 08:29
		Re: Stop program in IDL 6.2 By: russell.grew on Sun, 14 November 2010 18:38

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