;+ ; NAME: ; SAVETOMAIN ; ; PURPOSE: ; ; This is used primarily in debugging mode to save a variable to ; the main IDL level for later inspection. ; ; AUTHOR: ; ; FANNING SOFTWARE CONSULTING ; David Fanning, Ph.D. ; 1645 Sheely Drive ; Fort Collins, CO 80526 USA ; Phone: 970-221-0438 ; E-mail: david@idlcoyote.com ; Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/ ; ; CATEGORY: ; ; Utilities ; ; CALLING SEQUENCE: ; ; SaveToMain, variable, nameOfVariable ; ; ARGUMENTS: ; ; variable: The variable you wish to save at the main IDL level. ; ; nameOfVariable: The name of the variable at the main IDL level. If undefined, ; the variable will have the same name as the variable that was ; used as the variable argument. ; ; KEYWORDRS: ; ; None. ; ; MODIFICATION HISTORY: ; ; Written by: David W. Fanning, 2 July 2009. ;- ;******************************************************************************************; ; Copyright (c) 2009, by Fanning Software Consulting, Inc. ; ; All rights reserved. ; ; ; ; Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without ; ; modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: ; ; ; ; * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright ; ; notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. ; ; * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright ; ; notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the ; ; documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. ; ; * Neither the name of Fanning Software Consulting, Inc. nor the names of its ; ; contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this ; ; software without specific prior written permission. ; ; ; ; THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY FANNING SOFTWARE CONSULTING, INC. ''AS IS'' AND ANY ; ; EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES ; ; OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT ; ; SHALL FANNING SOFTWARE CONSULTING, INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, ; ; INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED ; ; TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; ; ; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ; ; ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT ; ; (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS ; ; SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. ; ;******************************************************************************************; PRO SaveToMain, data, name ; Return to caller on error. On_Error, 2 IF N_Elements(data) EQ 0 THEN Message, 'Must pass a data variable to save at the main IDL level.' IF N_Elements(name) EQ 0 THEN name = Scope_VarName(data, LEVEL=(-1)) ; Store the variable at the main level. (Scope_VarFetch(name, LEVEL=1, /ENTER)) = data END