Features Obsoleted in IDL 6.1

Features Obsoleted in IDL 6.1

The following features were present in IDL Version 6.0 but became obsolete in Version 6.1. These features have been replaced with a new keyword to an existing routine or by a new routine that offers enhanced functionality. These obsoleted features should not be used in new IDL code.

Obsolete Routines

The following routines have been replaced with new functionality:


Routine	Replaced By
FINDFILE	FILE_SEARCH
MSG_CAT_CLOSE	IDLffLangCat
MSG_CAT_COMPILE	IDLffLangCat
MSG_CAT_OPEN	IDLffLangCat
IDLffLanguageCat	IDLffLangCat

Obsolete Arguments or Keywords

The arguments or keywords to the following methods have been removed:


Routine	Argument or Keyword
IDLITSYS_CREATETOOL	PANEL_LOCATION keyword
IDLitVisualization::Add	GROUP keyword
IDLitVisualization::GetCenterRotation	DATA keyword
IDLitVisualization::GetProperty	GROUP_PARENT keyword