Re: Modules directory howto find or link IDL 2 it

[davidf(at)dfanning.com (David Fanning)]

Sean Heukels (sean77=cuthere=@dds.nl) writes:

> I've written several modules, ones that work,
> and have proven themselves through time,
> how do I link them (from a subdir) in IDL???

I'd get Ronn Kling's wonderful new book _Calling C
from IDL_. Everything you ever wanted to know in there. :-)
You can order directly from Ronn:

   http://www.rlkling.com/
 
> We have IDL running on Unix, multi user, all with our own homes.
> I want my version of IDL or in my environment to look for a PRO file
> in its current directory, then MYmodule directory and then the IDL main
> module directory.
> How can I accomplish this?

Add the directories to your !PATH system variable
in exactly that order.

> Must I set a environment variable??

You don't have to, but many people do. The !Path
system variable obtains its information from the
IDL_PATH environment variable.

Cheers,

David
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