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Re: Programming Gods Exacting Revenge [message #81605 is a reply to message #81603]

Sat, 06 October 2012 11:52

Lajos Foldy
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Registered: December 2011

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On Saturday, October 6, 2012 8:33:59 PM UTC+2, David Fanning wrote:
> David Fanning writes:
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>> As if I didn't have enough computer problems this morning,
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>> I now learn that my IDL 7.1.2 distribution on my laptop
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>> is no longer working. I get this error when I start it up:
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>>
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>> % GMEM_UNMAP: Error loading sharable executable.
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>> Symbol: IDL_Load, File = C:\Program Files\ITT\IDL71\bin\bin.x86
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>> \idl_gmem.dll
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>> %1 is not a valid Win32 application.
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> The complete error message looks like this:
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>
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> IDL Version 7.1.2, Microsoft Windows (Win32 x86_64 m64). (c) 2009, ITT
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> Visual Information Solutions
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> Installation number: 205509.
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> Licensed for personal use by David Fanning only.
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> All other use is strictly prohibited.
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>
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> % GMEM_MAP: Error loading sharable executable.
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> Symbol: IDL_Load, File = C:\Program Files\ITT\IDL71\bin
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> \bin.x86\idl_gmem.dll
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> %1 is not a valid Win32 application.
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> % Execution halted at: $MAIN$
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> % GMEM_UNMAP: Error loading sharable executable.
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> Symbol: IDL_Load, File = C:\Program Files\ITT\IDL71\bin
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> \bin.x86\idl_gmem.dll
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> %1 is not a valid Win32 application.
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> % Execution halted at: $MAIN$
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> Interestingly, I had no trouble whatsoever installing IDL 7.1.2 onto
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> my clean install of Windows 7 on my office computer, using *exactly*
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> the same installation files, which reside on a external hard drive.
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>
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> So, I made sure I had the very latest version of JAVA on both computers,
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> and I made sure my laptop had all the "important" Windows updates
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> installed. I removed IDL 7 from my computer completely, and used
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> the installation files that had just worked perfectly on my office
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> computer. I *still* get this error message.
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> I suspect now a conflict with Windows Visual Studio run-time files,
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> but I just don't know. Very strange. Open to any and all ideas.
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> I really hate to go off teaching IDL courses without a IDL 7.1.2
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> backup plan. :-(
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> Cheers,
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> David
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> --
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> David Fanning, Ph.D.
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> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
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> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
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> Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thos speakest truth.")

Hi David,

you are running 64 bit x86_64 IDL, so the .dll files should be in bin.x86_64, not in bin.x86. Are you sure that your !DLM_PATH is correct?

regards,
Lajos

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		Re: Programming Gods Exacting Revenge By: David Fanning on Sat, 06 October 2012 12:08
		Re: Programming Gods Exacting Revenge By: Lajos Foldy on Sat, 06 October 2012 11:52
		Re: Programming Gods Exacting Revenge By: David Fanning on Sat, 06 October 2012 11:33
		Re: Programming Gods Exacting Revenge By: desertdryad on Fri, 05 October 2012 12:08
		Re: Programming Gods Exacting Revenge By: Haje Korth on Fri, 05 October 2012 11:40
		Re: Programming Gods Exacting Revenge By: David Fanning on Fri, 05 October 2012 11:35
		Re: Programming Gods Exacting Revenge By: David Fanning on Fri, 05 October 2012 11:24
		Re: Programming Gods Exacting Revenge By: Haje Korth on Fri, 05 October 2012 11:14
		Re: Programming Gods Exacting Revenge By: Balthasar Indermuehle on Sat, 06 October 2012 20:22

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