Re: IDL server mode

[Brian Guarraci <guarraci(at)hpl.umces.edu>]

I figured out my own solution:

#!/bin/csh
idl -server < /dev/null |& cat >! /dev/null &

Brian Guarraci wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
> 
>         Can IDL run be in server mode in a background process?  I've only been
> able to get server mode to work properly in a foreground process.  I've
> tried: idl -server& and closing my xterm, but it seems to act funky -
> depsite the fact that the server is still running.  Do I need to reroute
> stdout and stderr?
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks!
> brian
> guarraci@hpl.umces.edu