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Re: Text output line too short, width = val not working [message #91108 is a reply to message #91105]

Thu, 04 June 2015 07:11

David Fanning
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laura.hike@gmail.com writes:

> I'm writing an ascii file of data and some of the numbers are wrapping to a second line. On a couple of web pages, I find a suggested solution of adding width = somevalue to the end of my openw statement. I tried several different values, all the way up to 400, and found no change in my output. Any idea why this is? The relevant code and output lines are below. Interestingly, the header line (just text) prints out fine regardless of whether I use a width parameter.

Well, you are using a FORMAT statement. So, I wouldn't expect a change
when the WIDTH of the line is changed. If the FORMAT statement doesn't
allow a single line of output, EVEN when the WIDTH of the line is
changed, I would immediately suspect something is up with the FORMAT
statement.

Yours is so complicated, however, that I can't tell what the problem
might be. Try a very simple FORMAT and see if that doesn't shed some
light on this problem, before you retreat to your more complicated
design.

Cheers,

David

P.S. You ARE sure that the wrapping you are seeing is not related to the
configuration of the software you are using to view the output file,
right? For example, I have to turn Word Wrap off in my Notepad
application to view these kinds of text files properly.
--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		Text output line too short, width = val not working By: laura.hike on Wed, 03 June 2015 17:21
		Re: Text output line too short, width = val not working By: vaibhavpant55 on Thu, 04 June 2015 02:02
		Re: Text output line too short, width = val not working By: David Fanning on Thu, 04 June 2015 07:11
		Re: Text output line too short, width = val not working By: laura.hike on Thu, 04 June 2015 12:07
		Re: Text output line too short, width = val not working By: Dick Jackson on Thu, 04 June 2015 12:46
		Re: Text output line too short, width = val not working By: laura.hike on Thu, 04 June 2015 13:12
		Re: Text output line too short, width = val not working By: laura.hike on Thu, 04 June 2015 13:18

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