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Re: translating an array name to a string

To: Alex Schuster <alex(at)pet.mpin-koeln.mpg.de>
Subject: Re: translating an array name to a string
From: David Williams <d.williams(at)qub.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 12:29:40 +0100
Newsgroups: comp.lang.idl-pvwave
Organization: Queen's University of Belfast
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Alex Schuster wrote:
> 
> David Williams wrote:
> 
> > Hi. This is probably a very basic IDL question, so apologies if that's
> > the case. I'm looking for a way to translate the name of an array (e.g.
> > "DATACUBE1") into a string that I can use in titles and/or in feedback
> > at the prompt. I want to make my routines more user-friendly, and I hate
> > forcing a title
> 
> Have a look at the OUTPUT keyword to HELP:
> 

Vielen Dank, Alex! That was just what I needed.

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