Re: batch processing and executables from Windows

["Sean Raffuse" <sean(at)me.wustl.edu>]

Thanks!  Works like a charm.

David Fanning <david@dfanning.com> wrote in message
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> Sean writes:
>
> > Is there a way to make pre-compiled executable files that I can call
from
> > the Windows task scheduler?  I want to automatically run the same IDL
> > routine on files we receive everyday.
>
> There is no practical way to make an IDL executable file:
>
>    http://www.dfanning.com/tips/idl_executable.html
>
> You can probably get away, however, with a run-time
> file:
>
>    http://www.dfanning.com/tips/idl_icon.html
>
> You can probably also get away with an IDL startup
> file:
>
>    IDL> ? startup:file
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
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