| Re: running IDL on a linux command line [message #82773 is a reply to message #81737] |
Thu, 17 January 2013 19:24  |
mkmvarma
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I tried to run IDL using command line. It just compiles the program but does not run it. Does anybody know how to fix this. I use ".run" to run the program.
On Friday, October 12, 2012 1:12:44 PM UTC-7, Mike Galloy wrote:
> On 10/12/12 1:47 PM, Coyote wrote:
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>> On Friday, October 12, 2012 1:12:58 PM UTC-6, Mike Galloy wrote:
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>>> I believe it is possible to use X (I
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>>> think even if you're local machine is on Windows, but there is extra
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>>> software you need) to run the IDL Workbench and have it show up on your
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>>> local machine, but my experience is that is a very slow and frustrating
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>>> experience.
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>> Oddly enough, I was just figuring out how to connect to a UNIX machine
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>> from my Windows machine via a VNC client this morning. I now have a
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>> window on my Windows machine that connects to UNIX and allows me to run
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>> the IDLDE on the UNIX machine (I need UNIX because the massive amount of data
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>> we need is located there and because that machine has 32 GByte of RAM,
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>> whereas this poor Windows machine only has 6 GByte of RAM). I like
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>> the IDLDE because I configure it exactly like my Windows IDLDE and
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>> I don't have to think about anything except my work.
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>> I didn't find doing this particular operation frustrating (someone
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>> else had installed the vncserver software on the UNIX side) or slow.
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>> If fact, so far, it is working great!
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> Ah, yes, VNC probably provides a better experience than X.
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> Of course, I am biased against the Workbench -- I use the command line
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> 95% even on my local machine.
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> Mike
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> --
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> Michael Galloy
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> www.michaelgalloy.com
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> Modern IDL: A Guide to IDL Programming (http://modernidl.idldev.com)
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