Name

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      HELP_VAR

Purpose

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      The purpose of this program is to display HELP on just
      the variables at the level in which HELP_VAR is called.
      It is similar to the HELP command, except that compiled
      functions and procedures are not displayed.

Author

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      FANNING SOFTWARE CONSULTING
      David Fanning, Ph.D.
      1645 Sheely Drive
      Fort Collins, CO 80526 USA
      Phone: 970-221-0438
      E-mail: david@idlcoyote.com
      Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com

Category

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      Utilities.

Calling Sequence

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      HELP_VAR

Required Inputs

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      None.

Side Effects

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      Memory is allocated for each variable, in turn, then deleted.
      Uses undefined and unsupported ROUTINE_NAMES function. May not
      work in all versions of IDL, including future versions.

Example

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      PRO HELP_VAR_TEST
          a = 4.0
          b = Lindgen(11)
          HELP_VAR
      END
      IDL> help_var
            A FLOAT = 4.00000
            B LONG = Array[11]

Modification History

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      Written by David W. Fanning, 8 August 2003.