Re: Read and Write IDL SAVE files!

["Christopher W. O'Dell" <odell(at)cmb.physics.wisc.edu>]

thanks craig, i was just messing around with your programs, but when I would really
use CMRESTORE at
this point would be to selectively restore variables, so everything's fine.  ANd,
as we have a site license here,
and there's now that cool trick to make gif's with 5.4, i'll probably
upgrade...thanks much!

Chris

Craig Markwardt wrote:

> "Christopher W. O'Dell" <odell@cmb.physics.wisc.edu> writes:
>
> > Craig,
> >
> > Your library looks GREAT.  I'm still using v5.2, however, and your CMRESTORE
> > routine had some problems restoring
> > a file written with SAVE (v5.2), giving the following error for each variable
> > in the file:
> >
> > %CMRESTORE: WARNING: could not create variable QFINALMAP in calling routine.
> > ...
> >
> > However, when i do
> >
> > idl> CMRESTORE, filename, qfinalmap
> >
> > it restorest that variable just fine.  Any ideas?
>
> Yes, you really have two choices:
>
>  * upgrade to IDL 5.3, or;
>  * define the variables before you call CMRESTORE.
>
> Before IDL 5.3, there was no programmatic way to *create* a variable
> at the caller's level, but you can modify an existing one.
>
> When you type,
>
>    CMRESTORE, filename, qfinalmap
>
> you are passing by argument, which is something completely different.
> The values are returned by argument, so CMRESTORE doesn't have to try
> to deposit them in the caller's level.  This should proceed without a
> hitch.
>
> I should note that it doesn't matter *how* you define the variable, or
> even that you give it a defined value!  As long as it exists as a
> named variable you should be fine.
>
> This leads me to my recommended procedures:
>
>  * if you are simply trying to restore all the variables, go ahead and
>    use RESTORE.
>
>  * if you want to restore selected variables, then use one of these:
>    CMRESTORE, filename, qfinalmap      ; or
>    CMRESTORE, x0, x1, names=['filename', 'qfinalmap']
>
>  * if you are writing a program then there are some other helpful ways
>    to exchange data, using either pointers, or a structure.
>
> Have fun Chris!
> Craig
>
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