Re: Header File *.h?

["Dominik" <dpaul(at)ukl.uni-freiburg.de>]

Is there also a possibility to save system variables, so IDL automaticly
knows them?

Dominik

"David Fanning" <davidf@dfanning.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Dominik (dpaul@ukl.uni-freiburg.de) writes:
>
> > another question from me (its because I am new to IDL and have to use
some
> > code frome sobody else). I never find a header file (*.h) while using
IDL.
> > But the source I have to use is using a header file, that means there is
a
> > header file *.h with some structure declerations. But IDL ignore it.
> > Does somebody know, how to use such a header file?
>
> Unless a file has a *.pro or *.sav extension, IDL cannot
> "find" it automatically. The person who wrote the *.h file
> for IDL had been to too many C programming workshops. :-)
>
> The proper way to write a file with structure declarations
> is to give the file the "name" of the structure with __DEFINE.PRO
> (two underscores) appended to it. Put this file in the !PATH
> and IDL will find it automatically when you create the structure
> in the code.
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
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