Use of CloseProc/OpenProc

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Hello,

I have a problem using the CloseProc/OpenProc functions.
I intend to use an external text editor to manage many procedures, and so I want to be able to reload them in Igor.

The code I use is the following:

function ReloadProcList()
    
    String savDF= GetDataFolder(1)
    NewDataFolder/O/S root:Packages:ReloadProc
    string cmd
    string/G filename, stringpath
 
    NewPath/O pathfd, "Macintosh SSD:Users:efernand:Documents:WaveMetrics:Igor Pro 6 User Files:User Procedures:"
    PathInfo pathfd
    stringpath = S_path
    
    filename="import_SCALA2.ipf"
    sprintf cmd, "CloseProc/FILE=filename/COMP=0/P=pathfd"
    Execute/P cmd
    sprintf cmd, "OpenProc/V=1/P=pathfd filename"
    Execute/P cmd
    
    KillPath pathfd
end

The problem is that, when executed, "pathfd" is not defined, Igor says "No symbolic path of that name" (this was also the case for "filename", but I made it global to solve it), and therefore I do not know how to use OpenProc and CloseProc whith the symbolic path.
So, is there a good way to reload an external procedure file (automaticaly) with Igor?

Any input would be appreciated.


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The problem is that, when executed, "pathfd" is not defined, Igor says "No symbolic path of that name"


It seems like pathfd should exist. The commands specified by Execute/P do not execute until all functions return. Use Misc->Path Status to check symbolic paths.

In Igor7, which will be in beta testing before too long, using an external editor will be very simple - you just edit the file in the external editor, thanks to work by John Weeks.

October 7, 2015 at 09:35 am - Permalink

The CloseProc and OpenProc commands are running after KillPath pathfd.

If you want the path killed, do that in another Execute/P statement after the OpenProc Execute/P.

--Jim Prouty
Software Engineer, WaveMetrics, Inc.

October 7, 2015 at 10:47 am - Permalink