Command Line IDL for Windows

IDL 7.1 introduces a command-line-only version of IDL on Microsoft Windows platforms. The command line version allows you to run IDL without the IDL Workbench on Windows systems in the same manner as on Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris systems.

To start the Windows command-line version, do one of the following:

Select IDL Command Line from the IDL 7.1 Start menu program group.

Open a Windows Command Prompt window (or other similar shell program) and change directories to the bin\bin.x86 or bin\bin.x86_64 directory of your IDL 7.1 installation (usually C:\Program files\ITT\IDL71). Type

idl

at the command prompt.

In the Windows Explorer, navigate to the bin\bin.x86 or bin\bin.x86_64 directory of your IDL 7.1 installation (usually C:\Program files\ITT\IDL71). Double click on idl.exe to start IDL.

See Launching IDL and Command Line Options for IDL Startup for additional details.