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Re: Default interactive integer type [message #35032]

Fri, 09 May 2003 10:22

Rick Towler
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Registered: August 1998

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"Kenneth P. Bowman" wrote ...
> "Rick Towler" wrote:
>
>>> Is there any way to change the default integer type for interactive
use
>>> or is explicit specification of the type the only solution?
>>
>> Sure! Just issue the compiler option in your main session:
>>
>> IDL> i=1
>> IDL> help,i
>> I INT = 1
>> IDL> compile_opt IDL2
>> IDL> i=1
>> IDL> help, i
>> I LONG = 1
>>
>> This will stick until you reset your IDL session.
>
>
> Duh!
>
> I guess I can be forgiven since the docs say:
>

I don't slow myself down by reading the docs. Sure, it may lead to some
embarrassment along the way but it makes working with IDL much more
exciting!Sheesh, you must be one of these people that actually reads the
manual before he uncrates that new gizmo. :)

> RESET_SESSION does not re-run the startup.pro file, does it?

Unfortunately IDL doesn't re-run the startup.pro file when you reset your
session. That has bit me a number of times :(

-Rick

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		Re: Default interactive integer type By: Rick Towler on Fri, 09 May 2003 10:22
		Re: Default interactive integer type By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Fri, 09 May 2003 10:20
		Re: Default interactive integer type By: Liam E. Gumley on Fri, 09 May 2003 09:32
		Re: Default interactive integer type By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Fri, 09 May 2003 09:31
		Re: Default interactive integer type By: Rick Towler on Fri, 09 May 2003 08:59
		Re: Default interactive integer type By: R.Bauer on Mon, 12 May 2003 13:00

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