Research systems inc. Building IDL applications

2004 Edition. — Research systems inc., 2004. — 1004 c.Cover IDL Version 6.1.Overview.
Components of the IDL Language
Expressions and Operators.
Constants and Variables.
Procedures and Functions.
Library Authoring.
Strings.
Arrays.
Pointers.
Structures.
Basics of IDL Programming
Introduction to IDL Programming.
Files and Input/Output.
Assignment.
Program Control.
Writing Efficient IDL Programs.
Multithreading in IDL.
Solutions to Common IDL Tasks.
Building Cross-Platform Applications.
Debugging an IDL Program.
Controlling Errors.
Providing Online Help For Your Application.
Creating Applications in IDL
Creating IDL Projects.
Distributing IDL Applications.
Using IDL Objects
Object Basics.
Using Language Catalogs.
Using the XML Parser Object Class.
Using the XML DOM Object Classes.
Creating Graphical User Interfaces in IDL
Using the IDL GUIBuilder.
Widgets.
Creating Widget Applications.
Widget Application Techniques.
Index.