Updating Igor and Igor Pro Folder

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Fri, 06/06/2014 - 02:17 pm

Just curious, what is the most current status of the way that Igor 6 updates? If I update Igor, will all of my user procedures in the "Igor Pro Folder" still be deleted? I ask because the research group I work in has some not-very-smartly-written code that fails if I try to transfer it to the "My Documents" folder.
Execute this to understand the very important Igor Pro User Folder concept:
DisplayHelpTopic "Special Folders"

June 6, 2014 at 03:15 pm - Permalink

johnweeks wrote:
You *really* want to move it out of the Igor Pro folder. What happens if you put it into equivalent places in the Igor User Files folder?

John Weeks
WaveMetrics, Inc.
support@wavemetrics.com


What happens when I move the procedures into equivalent places in the Igor User Files folder is that the following lines (buried deep in the set of procedures I am using) fail:

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pathinfo Igor<br />
NewPath/q/o ColorTablePath s_path+"User Procedures:ColorTables:Names & Tables"<br />


I have found a workaround for the Igor User Files folder by replacing the second line of code above with this:

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NewPath/q/o ColorTablePath "Macintosh HD:Users:Chris2:Documents:WaveMetrics:Igor Pro 6 User Files:User Procedures:ColorTables:Names & Tables"<br />


However, every time I want to transfer the set of procedures to a new computer I have to hunt down the appropriate lines of code and make changes (not all computers are named "Chris2"). This is a pain. If the Igor Pro folder is not a great place to put procedures anymore, maybe there is an equivalent command to "pathinfo Igor" that directs the program to the Igor Pro 6 User Files folder?

Thanks,
Chris

June 10, 2014 at 09:29 am - Permalink

Use SpecialDirPath to find the path to the "Igor Pro User Files" folder.

I also recommend using symbolic paths. Execute this for details:
DisplayHelpTopic "Symbolic Paths"

June 10, 2014 at 10:55 am - Permalink

hrodstein wrote:
Use SpecialDirPath to find the path to the "Igor Pro User Files" folder.

I also recommend using symbolic paths. Execute this for details:
DisplayHelpTopic "Symbolic Paths"


Problem solved:

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NewPath/q/o ColorTablePath SpecialDirPath("Igor Pro User Files", 0, 0, 0 )+"User Procedures:ColorTables:Names & Tables"<br />


Thank you!

June 18, 2014 at 10:00 am - Permalink