| Re: Problem while deleting shape file [message #56293 is a reply to message #56291] |
Thu, 11 October 2007 17:57   |
enod
Messages: 41
Registered: November 2004
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On Oct 11, 7:45 pm, raval.chin...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have written one program in which I am processing one shape file.
> Once I process it I want to delete the shape file from physical
> memory. for that I have written a below example program.
>
> PRO ex_shapefile
>
> file = dialog_pickfile()
>
> ; Open the states Shapefile in the examples directory.
> myshape=OBJ_NEW('IDLffShape', file)
>
> ; Get the number of entities so we can parse through them.
> myshape->GetProperty, N_ENTITIES=num_ent
>
> ; Read all the entities.
> FOR x=1, (num_ent-1) DO BEGIN
> ;Read the entity x
> ent = myshape->GetEntity(x)
> ;Clean-up of pointers
>
> myshape->DestroyEntity, ent
> ENDFOR
>
> ; Though next statement is not required because I have open my shape
> file in read only mode
>
> myshape->Close
>
> ; Close the Shapefile.
> OBJ_DESTROY, myshape
>
> ; My Process
>
> ;Delete shape file Problem is over here.
> ; though I have close the file I have destroy the object then also not
> able to delete the file
>
> file_delete,file
>
> END
>
> Now my problem is whenever I am deleting the file through file_delete
> procedure , IDL is giving me error permission denied. I am having all
> the rights for a folder in which this file is available.
>
> That means IDL is not allowing me to delete the above file .... :-
> ( ... Is it a bug in IDL? Kindly correct me if I am wrong.
>
> Regards
> Chintan
Are you sure you have the write permission for the Shape FILE ? Type
"ls -l" to have a look.
Best,
Tian
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