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Re: dialog_pickfile bug? [message #84219 is a reply to message #84217]

Sun, 05 May 2013 04:22

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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superchromix writes:

>
> hmm....
>
> It seems that this problem goes away if the /WRITE keyword is
> specified.....
>
> At least that's a temporary solution, as long as you're writing files.
>
> This would seem to indicate that it's not a Windows bug, however...
> more likely something to do with IDL?
>
> Perhaps a 5-minute bug fix for ExelisVis ?

You would think so, but here is what happened the last time we discussed
it. (I see you participated in the discussion.)

************************************************************ ********
> On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 8:31:41 AM UTC-7, David Fanning wrote:
>
> Good point. But, if you are just looking for stocking
> stuffers, here is a problem that I think might take
> you five minutes to fix (since you do it correctly
> in other parts of the code) that makes it difficult
> to write professional looking interfaces for IDL
> programs. I bring it up because someone asked me
> about it, again, yesterday. I've been reporting the
> problem since IDL 6.4, at least.
>
> http://www.idlcoyote.com/widget_tips/nameclip.php
>

> Well, bad news David. I spent a day looking at this, and it turns out
> to be a Microsoft Windows vendor bug. Sorry.

> -Chris
> ExelisVIS

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