Look something like (make sure to include the plus signs '+' before each directory: Set the environment variable IDL_PATH to include the directories where the software is located.With IDL Version 6.2 and above, please also download the latest CDF/IDL patch available here and follow the installation instructions.Copy the packages of CDAWlib to your directory.Make sure that you are running X on your local machine and tell theĬomputer to send any X-windows output to your X-terminal:.This software is written in IDL and must be run on a machine with an IDL licence.The steps below outline how to run CDAWlib. IDLmakecdf creates ISTP/IACG CDF data files starting with a Master CDF.LIST_mystruct generates an ASCII listing of an ISTP/IACG CDF.READ_MYCDF reads CDFs and returns variables and attributes.There are two options for getting and running the software:ġ) Download the pre-compiled IDL saveset containing CDAWlib following the instructionsĢ) Or, get a copy of the CDAWlib source code and follow the general installation instructions below. We will try to address problems that you may find.

The software has been tested but is not guaranteed to be bug free.

We do not specifically call them all out here but they are all internally documented.

The CDF plotting routines available here underlie the CDAWeb software they are supplied here in a package of IDL functions and procedures called CDAWlib.

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