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Re: Best way to reset the session? [message #34097]

Tue, 18 February 2003 11:22

Steven V. Penton
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Registered: February 2003

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In <4a097d6a.0302161306.79db1a39@posting.google.com> M. Katz wrote:
> I hope this question has an easy answer.
> When running an IDL session, if I modify the
> structure of an object definition and then recompile
> the something__define.pro, IDL doesn't like that.
> That's understandable.
>
> In IDL 5.4 on Mac OS X, I could simply type
> ..reset_session--the memory of that object
> would be expunged, AND (!) IDL would re-run
> my startup.pro file so I'd have a true, fresh session
> with all of my default parameters set up like new.
>
> I've noticed that in IDL 5.6 (Mac, Linux, Sun) typing
> ..reset or .reset_session starts things anew, but
> doesn't run my startup.pro file. It's now necessary
> to exit and restart IDL.
>
> For those of you working in a unix environment,
> what's the best way to reset AND have your initializations
> run upon doing so?
>
> Thanks,
> M. Katz
>
FYI, that .reset_session haxie was a MAC (Classic) specific ditty
that Thierry put in

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