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Re: procedure with arbitrary parameter [message #76407 is a reply to message #76259]

Mon, 30 May 2011 10:13

Michael Galloy
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On 5/30/11 10:53 AM, Evianis Cruz wrote:
> So in my procedure call I have something like this
>
> pro test, filename, var
>
> restore, filename
> plot, var
>
> end
>
> var will be the name of the variable I want to plot from restoring the
> file. I'm thinking of giving var as a string in the procedure call. My
> question is how would I do this and is it possible?

Like this?

function mg_getsavvar, filename, varname
compile_opt strictarr

restore, filename=filename
result = execute('plot, ' + varname)
end

Mike
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		procedure with arbitrary parameter By: Evianis Cruz on Mon, 30 May 2011 09:53
		Re: procedure with arbitrary parameter By: Michael Galloy on Mon, 30 May 2011 13:03
		Re: procedure with arbitrary parameter By: Evianis Cruz on Mon, 30 May 2011 11:29
		Re: procedure with arbitrary parameter By: Michael Galloy on Mon, 30 May 2011 10:13
		Re: procedure with arbitrary parameter By: Foldy Lajos on Mon, 30 May 2011 10:12

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