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; NAME:
; dev_setup_save
;
; PURPOSE:
; Save the positions and all info contained in structure variable
; for a particular GPIB device, or devices, to a file.
; Filename always of form: "dev_setup." + dev_name.* , so that
; the last field identifies different setups for each device.
;
; CALLING:
; dev_setup_save, dev_nums
;
; INPUT:
; dev_nums = integer, or array, the indices of device(s) in
; common gpib, devices array of structures.
; KEYWORDS:
; NAME = optional string or string array of device names,
; used if dev_nums is not given.
; EFFECTS:
; The device structure variables are saved to a file.
;
; EXTERNAL CALLS
; function N_struct
; function get_dev_num
; COMMON BLOCKS:
; common gpib, devices ;structured array of device names, handles, etc.
; HISTORY:
; Written, Frank Varosi NASA/GSFC 1993.
;-
pro dev_setup_save, dev_nums, NAME=dev_names
common gpib, devices
if N_struct( devices ) LE 0 then begin
message,"no devices, must call Find_Devices first",/INFO
return
endif
if N_elements( dev_nums ) LE 0 then begin
dev_nums = get_dev_num( dev_names )
w = where( dev_nums GE 0, ndev )
if (ndev LE 0) then return else dev_nums = dev_nums(w)
endif
device = devices(dev_nums)
setname = get_text_input( "name for " + device(0).name + " setup ?" )
if strlen( setname ) LE 0 then begin
print,"nothing saved"
return
endif
file = "dev_setup." + device(0).name + "." + setname
print," saving device positions to file: ",file
save, device, FILE=file
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