15.5.314 idlread

idlread(var, filename)

This function reads the contents of the first variable from the idl Save file with name filename and stores the result in var. Currently, only scalars (Scalars), strings (Strings), and numerical arrays (Arrays) are supported. The function returns 0 if a variable of a different class is encountered, or if any other kind of error is encountered. The function returns 1 on success.

See also: idlrestore, arestore