ipf in User Procedure folder not loaded when Igor loads

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Tue, 09/04/2018 - 01:10 pm

Hello,

I consider myself a knowledgeable user so this is annoying me.  I put a "test.ipf" file in the User Procedures folder in the Documents\WaveMetrics\Igor Pro 8 User Files path and expected it to load when Igor loads.  However this is not happening.  It worked when I put a shortcut to this folder in the Program Files\Wavemetrics\Igor Pro 8 Folder\Igor Procedures folder or the actual file itself.  The way I'm checking if "test.ipf" gets loaded is if it shows up in the Procedure Windows menu.

I thought perhaps the folder was set wrong in the miscellaneous settings and reset it but that didn't fix it.  

What am I doing wrong?  I'm using Windows 10

 

If I put a shortcut of an extension in the Documents\WaveMetrics\Igor Pro 8 User Files\Igor Extensions (64-bit) to an extension in the Igor Pro 8 folder then it loads.  For instance, putting shortcut to the VDT2 extension in Documents\WaveMetrics\Igor Pro 8 User Files\Igor Extensions (64-bit) loads the VDT2.

ipf files in the Documents\WaveMetrics\Igor Pro 8 User Files\Igor Procedures are loaded but those in the Documents\WaveMetrics\Igor Pro 8 User Files\User Procedures are not.

September 4, 2018 at 01:23 pm - Permalink

Igor does not automatically load procedure files in "User Procedures". It loads them if you use a #include statement.

For details, execute:

DisplayHelpTopic "User Procedures Folder"

 

September 4, 2018 at 02:27 pm - Permalink