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Re: DEFSYSV with /TEST option? [message #94679 is a reply to message #94678]

Tue, 15 August 2017 10:57

wlandsman
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What version of IDL are you running? Your example works correctly for me in IDL 8.5.1 in both Linux and MacOS.

On Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 1:27:20 PM UTC-4, Edward Hyer wrote:
> The /TEST keyword to DEFSYSV allows you to set default values for system variables; that is, if the value is not already set by an upstream process, DEFSYSV will set it. This is what the documentation says:
> https://harrisgeospatial.com/docs/DEFSYSV.html
> "TEST: Set this keyword to create a new system variable only if one does not currently exist."
>
> But when we try to do this:
>
> IDL> defsysv,'!VAR',0,/test
> % Keyword TEST not allowed in call to: DEFSYSV
>
> IOID (Implemented Only In Documentation)?
>
> --Edward H.

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