Re: array dimensions

[Martin Schultz <martin.schultz(at)dkrz.de>]

Paul van Delst wrote:
> 
> Martin Schultz wrote:
> >
> > "Richard G. French" wrote:
> > >
> > > David Fanning wrote:
> > > >>     dimensions = Size(myarray, /Dimensions)
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > David is the master of keywords - I've used SIZE all these years without
> > > knowing that there was a /DIMENSIONS keyword. I guess the only way to
> > > know about these things is to read through the documentation over and
> > > over again and take notes on potentially useful keywords and options.
> > >
> > > Which brings me to my question - does anyone out there have a favorite
> > > keyword on a routine that we mere mortals might not know about, but
> > > which
> > > might make our lives much easier? Any suggestions welcome, except for
> > > HISTOGRAM and PLOT!
> > >
> > > Dick French
> >
> > Not a favorite keyword, but a favorite tool: Get a decent system (if
> > you haven't one), install emacs with idlwave, run the routine-info
> > collection, and then you have all the keywords you never knew but
> > always dreamt about literally at your fingertips.
> 
> Similar to typing "?" at the IDL prompt and getting similar info - with examples no less!

Not quite, because after "?" you still need to navigate around in
several index lists etc. before you find the calling syntax. But, of
course, the information itself is the same - that's where Carsten took
it from ;-)

Martin


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