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Re: IDL on win7 crashing [message #75268 is a reply to message #75260]

Wed, 23 February 2011 15:09

Gray
Messages: 253
Registered: February 2010

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On Feb 23, 5:16 pm, "R.G. Stockwell" <noem...@please.com> wrote:
> I have started using a code base that requires a batch file to set
> variables, and start up IDLDE under windows 7.
> IDL> help,!version
> ** Structure !VERSION, 8 tags, length=104, data length=100:
> ARCH STRING 'x86_64'
> OS STRING 'Win32'
> OS_FAMILY STRING 'Windows'
> OS_NAME STRING 'Microsoft Windows'
> RELEASE STRING '8.0'
> BUILD_DATE STRING 'Jun 17 2010'
> MEMORY_BITS INT 64
> FILE_OFFSET_BITS
> INT 64
>
> However, for some reason, this causes IDL to crash on startup most of the
> time (about 80%). IDL has the splash screen come up, then start the
> progress bar that goes about 20% across, then it is gone - nonresponsive.
>
> The batch file is quite simple, it set's some environment variables, then
> executes "start idlde".
>
> I can see no material difference in starting IDL in this batch command, or
> 'normally' from the icon. The same env variables are set, I then execute
> the same startup routines.
>
> Is this a known problem? any ideas on how to go about fixing it? Does
> this require a bug report to be filed?
>
> cheers,
> bob

Well, you could start up IDL from the icon and add some SETENV
commands to your startup file...

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		Re: IDL on win7 crashing By: Doug Edmundson on Thu, 24 February 2011 07:43
		Re: IDL on win7 crashing By: Gray on Wed, 23 February 2011 15:09
		Re: IDL on win7 crashing By: R.G.Stockwell on Thu, 24 February 2011 17:09
		Re: IDL on win7 crashing By: R.G.Stockwell on Thu, 24 February 2011 16:51

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