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Re: dictionary bug [message #89584 is a reply to message #89583]

Thu, 30 October 2014 02:26

Helder Marchetto
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Registered: November 2011

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On Thursday, October 30, 2014 8:55:20 AM UTC+1, Helder wrote:
> On Thursday, October 30, 2014 8:51:59 AM UTC+1, Fabien wrote:
>> Hi Helder,
>>
>> IDL> !VERSION
>> {
>> ARCH: "x86_64",
>> OS: "linux",
>> OS_FAMILY: "unix",
>> OS_NAME: "linux",
>> RELEASE: "8.3",
>> BUILD_DATE: "Nov 15 2013",
>> MEMORY_BITS: 64,
>> FILE_OFFSET_BITS: 64
>> }
>>
>> IDL> a = dictionary()
>> IDL> a['item'] = 0l
>> IDL> a.item++
>> IDL> a
>> {
>> "item": 0
>> }
>> IDL> a['item']++
>> % Type conversion error: Unable to convert given STRING to Long64.
>> % Detected at: $MAIN$
>> % Object reference expression not allowed in this context: A.
>> % Execution halted at: $MAIN$
>>
>>
>> Is this supposed to work in IDL 8.4 or in Windows?
>>
>> Fabien
>
> Hi Fabien,
> sorry I didn't specify the !Version:
>
> IDL> !VERSION
> {
> "ARCH": "x86_64",
> "OS": "Win32",
> "OS_FAMILY": "Windows",
> "OS_NAME": "MicrosoftWindows",
> "RELEASE": "8.4",
> "BUILD_DATE": "Sep272014",
> "MEMORY_BITS": 64,
> "FILE_OFFSET_BITS": 64
> }
>
> This sequence of commands crashes IDL:
>
> IDL> a = dictionary()
> IDL> a['item'] = 0l
> IDL> a.item++
>
> Whereas this works:
> IDL> a = dictionary()
> IDL> a['item'] = 0l
> IDL> a['item']++
> IDL> a
> {
> "item": 1
> }
>
> I never tried this in 8.3 and I've uninstalled 8.3 already.
>
> Cheers,
> Helder

I just checked. This problem is not connected to the IDLDE, but it also occurs from the IDL command line.
Cheers,
Helder

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		dictionary bug By: Helder Marchetto on Wed, 29 October 2014 14:09
		Re: dictionary bug By: Jim Pendleton on Wed, 29 October 2014 14:32
		Re: dictionary bug By: Fabzi on Thu, 30 October 2014 00:51
		Re: dictionary bug By: Helder Marchetto on Thu, 30 October 2014 00:55
		Re: dictionary bug By: Helder Marchetto on Thu, 30 October 2014 02:26

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