FUNCTION getDICalConfig ;;----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;; PURPOSE: ;; Gets the configuration for the program from the file 'dical.config'. If ;; The file does not exist, creates a default configuration. ;; ;; CALLING SEQUENCE: ;; RESULT = getDICalConfig() ;; ;; REQUIRED INPUTS: ;; none ;; ;; OUTPUTS: ;; RETURN - A structure defining the configuration. The tags are: ;; calibDir - local directory which is the root of the calibration ;; files. ;; sqlServers - array of sqlServer structures specifying the ;; SQL servers to try and connect to. ;; ;; ;; OPTIONAL INPUT KEYWORDS: ;; ;; EXAMPLE: ;; IDL> config = getDICalConfig() ;; ;; PROCEDURES USED (i.e. called directly!): ;; ;; MODIFICATION HISTORY: ;; 2004-08-13 M. Desnoyer - Created ;; ;;----------------------------------------------------------------------------- fn = getenv('DICAL_PATH') IF fn NE '' THEN fn = fn + path_sep() fn = fn+'dical.config' ;; See if the configuration file exists IF FILE_TEST(fn, /READ) THEN BEGIN RESTORE, fn RETURN, config ENDIF ;; It didn't exist so create the default RETURN, {calibDir:'', sqlServers:ptr_new()} END