IDL Documentation

Available Adobe Acrobat Manuals (for internal use only!):

NOTE: IDL has a goodhypertext help system. Type "?" at the IDL to prompt!

• Using IDL (pdf): A good overview of IDL (start here)
• Building IDL Applications (pdf): The nuts and bolts of IDL programming
• Using Insight (pdf): A nutshell description of the IDL Insight application
• IDL Reference Guid (pdf): Everything you need to know about every IDL function
• Object Graphics (pdf): Object oriented programming with IDL....and more
• External Development Guide (pdf): How to export your IDL programs to the rest of the world
• Scientific Data Formats (pdf): How IDL treats different data formats
• IDL DataMiner Guide (pdf): Integrating IDL with your database
• IDL Runtime Guide (pdf):

Other Resources:

• Research System's Gallery: Check out cool pics of IDL generated plots.
• Research System's Tech Tip Archive: A search engine to find answers to common problems.
• Fanning Consulting: A very well organized resource for IDL questions, tips, examples, training, and consulting.
• Research System's resource center: web page with many IDL related links