Routines (by topic) > Query Routines

Query Routines

ISA - Determines whether a variable is of a certain type, class, or structure name.

GET_LOGIN_INFO - Returns the name of the computer running the IDL process, as well as the user’s login name.

QUERY_ASCII - Obtains information about an ASCII file.

QUERY_BMP - Obtains information about a BMP image file.

QUERY_CSV - Obtains information about a comma-separated values (CSV) file.

QUERY_DICOM - Tests file for compatibility with READ_DICOM.

QUERY_GIF - Obtains information about a GIF image file.

QUERY_IMAGE - Determines if a file is recognized as an image file.

QUERY_JPEG - Obtains information about a JPEG image file.

QUERY_JPEG2000 - Obtains information about a JPEG 2000 image file.

QUERY_MRSID - Obtains information about a MrSID image file.

QUERY_PICT - Obtains information about a PICT image file.

QUERY_PNG - Obtains information about a PNG image file.

QUERY_PPM - Obtains information about a PPM image file.

QUERY_SRF - Obtains information about an SRF image file.

QUERY_TIFF - Obtains information about a TIFF image file.

QUERY_WAV - Checks that the file is actually a .WAV file and that the READ_WAV function can read the data in the file.

ROUTINE_FILEPATH - Returns the full path to a currently-compiled procedure or function (or a list of procedures and functions).

TYPENAME - Retrieves a variable’s IDL type name, class name, or structure name.