Changes in IDL 4.0 or Earlier

Features not listed as new in previous sections were added to IDL in IDL 4.0 or earlier.

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 I-76: Routines Obsoleted in IDL 4.0 or Earlier
Routine	Replaced by	.pro File?
ADDSYSVAR	DEFSYSV	`addsysvar.pro`
ADJCT	XPALETTE	`adjct.pro`
ANOVA	KW_TEST	`anova.pro`
ANOVA_UNEQUAL	KW_TEST	`anova_uneqal.pro`
BETAI	IBETA	`betai.pro`
C_EDIT	XPALETTE	`c_edit.pro`
CALL_VMS	CALL_EXTERNAL
CHI_SQR	CHISQR_CVF	`chi_sqr.pro`
CHI_SQR1	CHISQR_PDF	`chi_sqr1.pro`
COLOR_EDIT	XPALETTE	`color_edit.pro`
CONTINGENT	CTI_TEST	`contingent.pro`
CORREL_MATRIX	CORRELATE	`correl_matrix.pro`
COSINES	n/a	`cosines.pro`
CW_BSELECTOR	WIDGET_DROPLIST	`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	XYOUTS	`disp_text.pro`
EIGEN_II	EIGENVEC	`eigen_ii.pro`
EQUAL_VARIANCE	FV_TEST	`equal_variance.pro`
F_TEST	F_CVF	`f_test.pro`
F_TEST1	F_PDF	`f_test1.pro`
FILLCONTOUR	FILL keyword to CONTOUR	`fillcontour.pro`
FORRD	READU
FORRD_KEY	READU
FORWRT	WRITEU
FRIEDMAN	KW_TEST	`friedman.pro`
GAUSS	GAUSS_CVF	`gauss.pro`
GOODFIT	XSQ_TEST	`goodfit.pro`
HELP_VM	MEMORY keyword to HELP	`help_vm.pro`
HSV_TO_RGB	COLOR_QUAN	`hsv_to_rgb.pro`
JOIN	CLUSTER	`join.pro`
KMEANS	CLUSTER	`kmeans.pro`
KRUSKAL_WALLIS	KW_TEST	`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	LUSOL
LUDCMP	LUDC
MAKETREE	CLUSTER	`maketree.pro`
MANN_WHITNEY	RS_TEST	`mann_whitney.pro`
MENUS	WIDGET_DROPLIST, etc.	`menus.pro`
MIPSEB_DBLFIXUP	n/a	`mipseb_dblfixup.pro`
MOVIE	XINTERANIMATE	`movie.pro`
MPROVE	LUMPROVE
MULTICOMPARE	Hypothesis Testing Routines	`multicompare.pro`
NR_BETA	BETA
NR_BROYDN	BROYDEN
NR_CHOLDC	CHOLDC
NR_CHOLSL	CHOLSOL
NR_DFPMIN	DFPMIN
NR_ELMHES	ELMHES	`nr_elmhes.pro`
NR_EXPINT	EXPINT
NR_FULSTR	FULSTR
NR_HQR	HQR	`nr_hqr.pro`
NR_INVERT	INVERT
NR_LINBCG	LINBCG
NR_LUBKSB	LUSOL	`nr_lubksb.pro`
NR_LUDCMP	LUDC	`nr_ludcmp.pro`
NR_MACHAR	MACHAR
NR_MPROVE	LUMPROVE
NR_NEWT	NEWTON
NR_POWELL	POWELL
NR_QROMB	QROMB
NR_QROMO	QROMO
NR_QSIMP	QSIMP
NR_RK4	RK4
NR_SPLINE	SPL_INIT
NR_SPLINT	SPL_INTERP
NR_SPRSAB	SPRSAB
NR_SPRSAX	SPRSAX
NR_SPRSIN	SPRSIN	`nr_sprsin.pro`
NR_SVBKSB	SVSOL	`nr_svbksb.pro`
NR_SVD	SVDC	`nr_svd.pro`
NR_TQLI	TRIQL
NR_TRED2	TRIRED
NR_TRIDAG	TRISOL
NR_WTN	WTN	`nr_wtn.pro`
NR_ZROOTS	FZ_ROOTS
ONLY_8BIT	n/a	`only_8bit.pro`
PALETTE	XPALETTE	`palette.pro`
PARTIAL2_COR	P_CORRELATE	`partial2_cor.pro`
PARTIAL_COR	P_CORRELATE	`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	REGRESS	`regress1.pro`
REGRESSION	REGRESS	`regression.pro`
RGB_TO_HSV	COLOR_QUAN	`rgb_to_hsv.pro`
RMF	n/a	`rmf.pro`
ROT_INT	ROT	`rot_int.pro`
RSI_GAMMAI	IGAMMA	`rsi_gamma.pro`
RUNS_TEST	R_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	MOMENT	`sigma.pro`
SIGN_TEST	S_TEST	`sign_test.pro`
SIMPSON	QSIMP or QROMB	`simpson.pro`
SPEARMAN	R_CORRELATE	`sprearman.pro`
STDEV	MOMENT	`stdev.pro`
STEPWISE	REGRESS	`stepwise.pro`
STUDENT1_T	T_PDF	`student1_t.pro`
STUDENT_T	T_CVF	`student_t.pro`
STUDRANGE	T_PDF	`studrange.pro`
SURFACE_FIT	SFIT	`surface_fit.pro`
SVBKSB	SVSOL
SVD	SVDC
TESTCONTRAST	n/a	`testcontrast.pro`
TQLI	TRIQL
TRED2	TRIRED
TRIDAG	TRISOL
TVDELETE	WDELETE
TVRDC	CURSOR
TVSET	WSET
TVSHOW	WSHOW
TVWINDOW	WINDOW
VMSCODE	n/a	`vmscode.pro`
WILCOXON	RS_TEST	`wilcoxon.pro`
WMENU	WIDGET_DROPLIST, etc.	`wmenu.pro`
XANIMATE	XINTERANIMATE	`xanimate.pro`
XBACKREGISTER	TIMER keyword to WIDGET_CONTROL	`xbackregister.pro`
XDL	n/a	`xdl.pro`
XMANAGERTOOL	XMTOOL	`xmanagertool.pro`
XMENU	WIDGET_DROPLIST, etc.	`xmenu.pro`
XPDMENU	WIDGET_DROPLIST, etc.	`xpdmenu.pro`
ZROOTS	FZ_ROOTS

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

Table I-77: Arguments and Keywords Obsoleted in IDL 4.0 or Earlier
Routine	Argument or Keyword	Description
XMANAGER	BACKGROUND keyword	This keyword was replaced by the TIMER keyword to WIDGET_CONTROL.