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subtle but important
- Subject: subtle but important
- From: Randall Skelton <rhskelto(at)atm.ox.ac.uk>
- Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 16:17:49 +0100
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.idl-pvwave
- Organization: Oxford University, England
- Xref: news.doit.wisc.edu comp.lang.idl-pvwave:24719
On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Liam E. Gumley wrote:
> This is a subtle but important point. DOUBLE() is a type conversion
> function [snip]
While we are on the subject of 'subtle but important points' in IDL...
I also learned today that for integers the default length is 16-bit unless
you use the "COMPILE_OPT DEFINT32" statement. Try "print, 1000*1000" in
IDL.