Section: 4.3 Scripting with IDV

The IDV offers a couple of different scripting environments. The IDV Scripting Language (ISL) is an XML based language for scripting the IDV. The IDV can also be scripted via Jython programming language. You can load bundles, create images and movies,manipulate files, etc. User Guide.

4.3.0	ISL Introduction Create a simple "Hello World" ISL file.
4.3.1	Generating Images Load in a bundle and generate a screen shot.
4.3.2	More on Generating Images More examples on generating image and movie.
4.3.3	Manipulating Images The ISL supports a variety of image manipulations.
4.3.4	ISL Exercises Come up with an interesting ISL file. Here are some ideas:
4.3.5	Interactive Scripting with the IDV and the Jython Shell IDV Jython scripting environment to visualize data interactively.
4.3.6	Batch Scripting with the IDV Jython API IDV Jython scripting to visualize data in batch mode