Re: Can perl access NCAR routines?

From: Fritz Zaucker (zaucker@XXXXXX)
Date: Thu Sep 23 1999 - 03:56:56 MDT


Ethan Alpert <ethan@scd.ucar.edu> writes:

It is not that hard to write Perl-API functions for C-libraries.

But it is work. It certainly would be cool!

Fritz

> >
> > I am relatively new at using the NCAR graphics package. We use it primarily
> > with fortran programs but I was wondering if perl could access the NCAR
> > routines. Is there a perl interface or some method where a user of perl could
> > plot data ( such as calling the autograph routines ) while using perl?
> >
>
>
> I haven't heard of anyone trying this. It seems like a lot of trouble.
> Some people have used perl and NCL. They invoke NCL scripts
> (The NCAR Command Language) through perl scripts to read data, process data and
> produce graphs as well as binary , ASCII and netCDF output.
>
> I think the easiest route if your determined to use the FORTRAN utilities is
> to write self contained programs that produce specific types of plots which
> have some kind of standard representation for input data files. This way
> you could just invoke them from within perl and provide a path to the file
> you want to plot.
>
>
> -ethan
>
>
>
>
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Bob Stavert
> >
>

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