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Re: Number of local variables in MAIN [message #7723 is a reply to message #7655]

Mon, 23 December 1996 00:00

Dean Schulze
Messages: 9
Registered: July 1996

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David Fanning wrote:

> There is no way to increase the number of local variables allowed.

An RSI tech. support representative told me that the limit on the
number of local variables would be removed (or maybe greatly
increased) with version 5.0 of IDL. But for now there is no way
to increase that number.

> There are *lots* of ways to decrease the number of local variables
> in your programs, starting with making your programs more modular.
> This has the wonderful side-effect of making you a *much* better
> IDL programmer automatically. :-)
>
> If it were me, I'd try to run fewer "scripts" and more "programs".

I use scripts because it gives me access to all of the variables
used which makes debugging easier and lets me study intermediate
calcualtions as well as results. For my current project it is
the plotting scripts that are generating excess variables and they
can be turned into .pro modules.

Thanks.

Dean Schulze

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