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Features Obsoleted in IDL 4.0 or Earlier

The following features became obsolete in IDL version 4.0 or earlier. These features are not documented in the obsolete.pdf file. If a .pro file for the routine exists, it is located in the obsolete subdirectory of the lib directory of the IDL distribution. You can read the documentation header of a routine in the obsolete directory either by opening the .pro file or using the DOC_LIBRARY routine.

Table J-65: Routines Obsoleted in IDL 4.0 or Earlier 

Table J-65: Routines Obsoleted in IDL 4.0 or Earlier 
Routine
Replaced by
.pro File?
ADDSYSVAR
addsysvar.pro
ADJCT
adjct.pro
ANOVA
anova.pro
ANOVA_UNEQUAL
anova_uneqal.pro
BETAI
betai.pro
C_EDIT
c_edit.pro
CALL_VMS
 
CHI_SQR
chi_sqr.pro
CHI_SQR1
chi_sqr1.pro
COLOR_EDIT
color_edit.pro
CONTINGENT
contingent.pro
CORREL_MATRIX
correl_matrix.pro
COSINES
n/a
cosines.pro
CW_BSELECTOR
cw_bselector.pro
CW_LOADSTATE
NO_COPY keyword to WIDGET_CONTROL
cw_loadstate.pro
CW_SAVESTATE
NO_COPY keyword to WIDGET_CONTROL
cw_savestate.pro
DIFFEQ_23
RK4
diffeq_23.pro
DIFFEQ_45
RK4
diffeq_23.pro
DISP_TEXT
disp_text.pro
EIGEN_II
eigen_ii.pro
EQUAL_VARIANCE
equal_variance.pro
F_TEST
f_test.pro
F_TEST1
f_test1.pro
FILLCONTOUR
FILL keyword to CONTOUR
fillcontour.pro
FORRD
 
FORRD_KEY
 
FORWRT
 
FRIEDMAN
friedman.pro
GAUSS
gauss.pro
GOODFIT
goodfit.pro
HELP_VM
MEMORY keyword to HELP
help_vm.pro
HSV_TO_RGB
hsv_to_rgb.pro
JOIN
join.pro
KMEANS
kmeans.pro
KRUSKAL_WALLIS
kruskal_wallis.pro
LATLON
n/a
latlon.pro
LEGO
LEGO keyword to SURFACE
lego.pro
LISTREP
n/a
listrep.pro
LISTWISE
n/a
listwise.pro
LN03
n/a
ln03.pro
LUBKSB
 
LUDCMP
 
MAKETREE
maketree.pro
MANN_WHITNEY
mann_whitney.pro
MENUS
menus.pro
MIPSEB_DBLFIXUP
n/a
mipseb_dblfixup.pro
MOVIE
movie.pro
MPROVE
 
MULTICOMPARE
multicompare.pro
NR_BETA
 
NR_BROYDN
 
NR_CHOLDC
 
NR_CHOLSL
 
NR_DFPMIN
 
NR_ELMHES
nr_elmhes.pro
NR_EXPINT
 
NR_FULSTR
 
NR_HQR
HQR
nr_hqr.pro
NR_INVERT
 
NR_LINBCG
 
NR_LUBKSB
nr_lubksb.pro
NR_LUDCMP
nr_ludcmp.pro
NR_MACHAR
 
NR_MPROVE
 
NR_NEWT
 
NR_POWELL
 
NR_QROMB
 
NR_QROMO
 
NR_QSIMP
 
NR_RK4
RK4
 
NR_SPLINE
 
NR_SPLINT
 
NR_SPRSAB
 
NR_SPRSAX
 
NR_SPRSIN
nr_sprsin.pro
NR_SVBKSB
nr_svbksb.pro
NR_SVD
nr_svd.pro
NR_TQLI
 
NR_TRED2
 
NR_TRIDAG
 
NR_WTN
WTN
nr_wtn.pro
NR_ZROOTS
 
ONLY_8BIT
n/a
only_8bit.pro
PALETTE
palette.pro
PARTIAL2_COR
partial2_cor.pro
PARTIAL_COR
partical_cor.pro
PHASER
n/a
phaser.pro
PMF
n/a
pmf.pro
POLYCONTOUR
FILL keyword to CONTOUR
polycontour.pro
PROMPT
n/a
prompt.pro
PWIDGET
n/a
pwidget.pro
REGRESS1
regress1.pro
REGRESSION
regression.pro
RGB_TO_HSV
rgb_to_hsv.pro
RMF
n/a
rmf.pro
ROT_INT
ROT
rot_int.pro
RSI_GAMMAI
rsi_gamma.pro
RUNS_TEST
runs_test.pro
SET_NATIVE_PLOT
n/a
set_native_plot.pro
SET_SCREEN
n/a
set_screen.pro
SET_VIEWPORT
n/a
set_viewport.pro
SET_XY
n/a
set_xy.pro
SIGMA
sigma.pro
SIGN_TEST
sign_test.pro
SIMPSON
simpson.pro
SPEARMAN
sprearman.pro
STDEV
stdev.pro
STEPWISE
stepwise.pro
STUDENT1_T
student1_t.pro
STUDENT_T
student_t.pro
STUDRANGE
studrange.pro
SURFACE_FIT
surface_fit.pro
SVBKSB
 
SVD
 
TESTCONTRAST
n/a
testcontrast.pro
TQLI
 
TRED2
 
TRIDAG
 
TVDELETE
 
TVRDC
 
TVSET
 
TVSHOW
 
TVWINDOW
 
VMSCODE
n/a
vmscode.pro
WILCOXON
wilcoxon.pro
WMENU
wmenu.pro
XANIMATE
xanimate.pro
XBACKREGISTER
TIMER keyword to WIDGET_CONTROL
xbackregister.pro
XDL
n/a
xdl.pro
XMANAGERTOOL
xmanagertool.pro
XMENU
xmenu.pro
XPDMENU
xpdmenu.pro
ZROOTS
 

The following arguments and keywords are obsolete and should not be used in new IDL code.

Table J-66: Arguments and Keywords Obsoleted in IDL 4.0 or Earlier 

Table J-66: Arguments and Keywords Obsoleted in IDL 4.0 or Earlier 
Routine
Argument or Keyword
Description
BACKGROUND keyword
This keyword was replaced by the TIMER keyword to WIDGET_CONTROL.

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