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'Open Declaration' finds the wrong instance of a routine [message #85168]

Wed, 10 July 2013 11:03

BillG
Messages: 6
Registered: March 2007

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The idl workbench has a convenient feature: in the editor, if you right-click on a call to a procedure and select "Open Declaration", idl will open that procedure in a new window. However, it doesn't always find the correct instance of that procedure. Details below.

I have a project that contains multiple copies of an idl procedure calc_a.pro (see diagram below.)
- Only one copy of calc_a is in !path.
- The routine calc_b.pro calls calc_a.
- In calc_b.pro, if I right-click on the call to calc_a and select "Open Declaration", it opens \project\old\calc_a.pro not \project\proc.calc_a.pro.
- However, 'help,/source' shows that the desired copy of calc_a.pro has been compiled.

How do I prevent IDL from opening the wrong copy of calc_a.pro? The different copies of calc_a.pro may be different leading to confusion or worse.

Notes:
- C:\MyProject\old is ***not*** in !path nor is './'
- Project>Properties>IDL Project Properties>"Update IDL path when project is opened or closed" is un-checked.
- The tab "Problems" shows
"Duplicate Routine: calc_a calc_a.pro C:\MyProject\old

The problem does not appear to be with !path, but I can't find any other settings or preferences that control this behavior.

--------------------------------------
Project structure:
\MyProject
\proc
calc_a.pro
calc_b.pro
\old
calc_a.pro

IDL> print, !path
C:\(idl stuff);C:\MyProject\proc

IDL> help,/source
...
...
calc_a C:\MyProject\proc\calc_a.pro
...

idl 8.2.2
Windows 7 pro
-----------------------------------------

Any suggestions?

Cheers,

Bill Gallery
National Environmental Observatory Network (NEON) Inc.
Boulder, CO

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		'Open Declaration' finds the wrong instance of a routine By: BillG on Wed, 10 July 2013 11:03
		Re: 'Open Declaration' finds the wrong instance of a routine By: David Fanning on Wed, 10 July 2013 11:21
		Re: 'Open Declaration' finds the wrong instance of a routine By: BillG on Wed, 10 July 2013 13:09
		Re: 'Open Declaration' finds the wrong instance of a routine By: Rob Klooster on Wed, 17 July 2013 07:31

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