| Re: .sav format [message #52292] |
Mon, 29 January 2007 11:04  |
Haje Korth
Messages: 651
Registered: May 1997
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Mike,
now that you opened the can of worms... I am aware of Craig's description
fo how variables are stored in the sav files. However, if I remember right,
the following notice was incorporated into the sav files after Craig's great
discoveries:
************************************************************ *****
NOTICE:
IDL Save/Restore files embody unpublished proprietary information
about the IDL program. Reverse engineering of this file is therefore
forbidden under the terms of the IDL End User License Agreement
(IDL EULA). All IDL users are required to read and agree to the
terms of the IDL EULA at the time that they install IDL. Non-RSI
supplied software that reads or writes files in the IDL
Save/Restore format must have a license from Research Systems
explicitly granting the right to do so. In this case, the license
will be included with the software for your inspection. Please
report software that does not have such a license to
Research Systems, Inc.
************************************************************ *****
Thus touching the sav files in any other way than using save/restore has
turned into a big grey area (the can of worms). IMHO, it is easier to avoid
the format if at all possible than to deal with possible legal actions.
Cheers,
Haje
"Michael Galloy" <mgalloy@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:kemdnaWXU5DBlSPYnZ2dnUVZ_syunZ2d@comcast.com...
> ChristopherFlorio@gmail.com wrote:
>> Does anybody know of documentation for the format of .sav files?
>
> It depends on which type of .sav file you're thinking about. For data .sav
> files, check out the bottom of Craig's page:
>
> http://cow.physics.wisc.edu/~craigm/idl/cmsave.html
>
> For code .sav files, it is proprietary.
>
> Mike
> --
> www.michaelgalloy.com
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