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Re: interpreter access
- Subject: Re: interpreter access
- From: davidf(at)dfanning.com (David Fanning)
- Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 05:11:40 -0600
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.idl-pvwave
- Organization: Fanning Software Consulting
- References: <8ccd7g$co2$1@nnrp1.deja.com>
- Xref: news.doit.wisc.edu comp.lang.idl-pvwave:19113
Thomas Fechner (tfes@my-deja.com) writes:
> my next task is to realize a GUI with IDL and I
> want to call some external commands (C-programms,
> shell scripts, IDL-functions etc.) from widgets
> directly and (that's my problem) also copy these
> commands to the IDL command window (interpreter
> window). Is there any possibiltiy to access the
> interpreter window from any IDL widgets and what
> is to do therefore?
The easiest way to gain access to the IDL command
interpreter from any program is to use the "virtual
functions": Call_Function, Call_Procedure, and Call_Method.
And for what those don't do, there is good ol'
Execute to mop up the rest. :-)
Cheers,
David
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