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Re: IDL code - problem to convert string to float [message #86704 is a reply to message #86703]

Thu, 28 November 2013 09:24

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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capercas@topo.upv.es writes:

> printf,1,uki2
> for y=0L, nyears+4 do begin
> printf, 1, ['dummies','noData',$ //This is the line 965
> 'noData','noData','noData', $
> 'noData','noData','noData'],$
> format='(i10,i15,i15,i15,i15,i15,i15,i15)'

These are *strings* you are trying to print (e.g., "dummies", "noData",
etc.), not integers as your FORMAT statement would indicate. IDL is
complaining because you are sending it mixed messages. :-)

Cheers,

David

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		IDL code - problem to convert string to float By: capercas on Thu, 28 November 2013 09:05
		Re: IDL code - problem to convert string to float By: David Fanning on Thu, 28 November 2013 09:24
		Re: IDL code - problem to convert string to float By: capercas on Fri, 29 November 2013 01:07
		Re: IDL code - problem to convert string to float By: David Fanning on Fri, 29 November 2013 05:49
		Re: IDL code - problem to convert string to float By: capercas on Mon, 02 December 2013 10:17

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