Name

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    TIFF_WRITE.PRO

Purpose

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    Write out the contents of the currently active window as a .tiff
    file. If TIFF_START is called before the graphics are generated
    the current device will be the z-buffer.

Category

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    Graphics

Calling Sequence

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    TIFF_WRITE

Keyword Parameters

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    FILE: Set this to your preferred filename. "idl.tiff" is the
            default.
    NO_X: Do not set the display device to x when finished. If you
            do not have a valid xdisplay setting the display to "x"
            causes an error.

Outputs

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    Writes a .tiff file.

Side Effects

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    Sets the graphics device to 'x' upon completion unless NO_X is set.

Example

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    TIFF_Write, FILE='/home/ewiebe/mypath/myfile.tiff'

Modification History

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  Written by: Edward C. Wiebe, 2002-04-29.