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createfunc.pro

write an IDL function, compile it and execute it. useful to avoid the use of execute

createfunc

result = createfunc(command, FILENAMEIN=FILENAMEIN, KWDLIST=KWDLIST, _EXTRA=_EXTRA)

Parameters

command        in required

a scalar string defining the result to be given back by the function. (see examples)

Keywords

FILENAMEIN        in default: for_createfunc.pro

name of the function to be created.

KWDLIST        in

a vector string. to specify a list of keywords that must be included in the function definition. Warning: the string must start with a ',' for example: KWDLIST = ', TOTO = toto'

_EXTRA       

Used to pass keywords to the created function.

Examples

 IDL> print, createfunc('3*2', filename='test')
 IDL> print, createfunc('3*two', filename = 'test' $
 IDL>                          , kwdlist ='two = two', two = 2)

    

Version history

Version

$Id: createfunc.pro 231 2007-03-19 17:15:51Z pinsard $

History

Sebastien Masson (smasson@lodyc.jussieu.fr) May 2005

Known issues

Restrictions

- arguments can be given only through keywords; - ends the function name with '.pro' if needed.

 


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