If you keep more than one version of Igor on your computer, you will find that double-clicking an Igor file in the Finder will usually open the newer Igor, or the Igor that is already running.) (Note that this won't overwrite your existing Igor Pro 6.1 Folder or Igor Pro 6.2 Folder. Download the Macintosh Igor 6.3 Public Beta disk image .ĭouble-click the downloaded file and follow the directions displayed in resulting the Finder window (drag the "Igor Pro 6.3 Folder" to your Applications folder).
On Windows, you will most likely need to reenter the serial number and activation key after uninstalling. Igor 6.3 will accept the same serial number and activation key as Igor 6.0, 6.1, or 6.2.
See the release notes for a full list of changed behaviors. To fix the error, remove p (and q, r, s, x, y, z, and t as well) from the right hand side expression: wave0= wave1įor details, after installing the IGOR Pro 6.30B03 beta, execute: DisplayHelpTopic "P or X used outside of a wave assignment loop" With #pragma rtGlobals=1 in effect such code generates a warning printed in the history area rather than an error. This change was made because this type of code did not behave as expected.įor example, this now generates a compile error: #pragma rtGlobals=3 In a user-defined function generates a compile error if index is a variable. Using p or x in the right hand side of a certain type of wave assignment statement generates an error or warning ( a new behavior for 6.30).įor more details about rtGlobals, execute: DisplayHelpTopic "The rtGlobals Pragma"Īs of IGOR Pro 6.30, with #pragma rtGlobals=3 in effect code of the form: wave = expression_using_p_or_x.Strict wave reference mode: using a wave name in a user-defined function without either an auto-created or explicitly-written wave reference is a compile-time error.#pragma rtGlobals=1, on the other hand, clips point indexes less than 0 to 0, and indexes ≥ numpnts( wave) to numpnts( wave)-1. Accessing a point beyond the start or end of a wave (array) becomes a run-time error.Runtime lookup of globals (this is the same as #pragma rtGlobals=1).#pragma rtglobals=3 instigates these behaviors: #pragma rtglobals= n is a compiler directive that controls compiler and runtime behaviors for the procedure file in which it appears. This change does not affect existing procedure files or experiments, nor does it apply to code within Macros or Procs. This change should not affect the causal non-programmer user of Igor. RtGlobals=3 will catch more user programming errors, both compile time and run time, but may require more work on the part of an Igor programmer. This includes the built-in procedure window of a new experiment. #pragma rtGlobals=3 is now the default for new procedure files:Īs of IGOR Pro 6.30, rtGlobals=3 is the default for new procedure files. Please try out the beta and let us know if you find any serious issues. This IGOR Pro 6.30B03 beta release is unusual, in that we've changed Igor's behaviors in ways that may affect you, as summarized below.
When you run Update Igor To Latest Version, the updater will download any changed files from WaveMetrics.About the Public Beta Version of IGOR Pro 6.3 February 7, 2013
IGOR Pro ships with a universal updater program, Update Igor To Latest Version, that is included in your IGOR Pro folder as part of the default installation (you may need to run this updater from your IGOR Pro CD if you chose not to install it on your hard disk). String data and numeric data in 8 internal formats and up to four dimensions are supported. IGOR is very fast and excels at handling large data sets (more than 100,000 points, for example). IGOR Pro can display multiple data sets of any length in any number of graphs and tables. IGOR prints at the full resolution of the printer and exports high-resolution graphics formats such as Encapulated PostScript (EPS). IGOR Pro is an interactive environment for experimentation with scientific and engineering data and for the production of publication-quality graphs and page layouts.