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Re: Problems transferring an XDR file. [message #5264] Thu, 23 November 1995 00:00 Go to previous message
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In article <9511200900.AA02898@ste-med-mac.aplcomm.jhuapl.edu>,
linda_peco@jhuapl.edu (Linda M. Peco) wrote:

> Hello -
>
> I am trying to take IDL savesets to other systems and I am having no
> luck at all. I am saving the savesets on a VAX/VMS system, I have tried
> using both IDL ver. 3.5.1 and 3.6.1a. The following command is being used:
>
>
> save, filename='save.xdr', /xdr, /variables
>
> OR
>
> save, filename='save.xdr', /xdr, x, y, z, etc. (where I list the
>
variables I want)
>
> I have transfered the savesets via FTP (binary) to PC's, SUN's and HP's
> and have obtained the same error on each system during the restore. I have
> attempted to restore the saveset in both IDL and PV-Wave. The error remains
> the same.
>
> ERROR: Unexpected item code found in save file.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions ? Is there something system-wide I am
> missing ?
>

Are you by any chance saving repeatedly into files with the same name?

I seem to recall those versions of IDL had a problem with that under Open
VMS.

Joe Gurman

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