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Re: Copying files in IDL [message #31207 is a reply to message #31192]

Wed, 19 June 2002 08:51

R.Bauer
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Sean Raffuse wrote:
>
> Hello folks. I would like to make a copy of an hdf file, changing only to
> filename and the content of one of datasets in the hdf. I have no problem
> putting in the new content, but this overwrites the old file, which I need
> to preserve. How do I copy and/or rename the file in IDL? I don't want to
> have to rebuild the entire hdf file and it's dozens of attributes. Just a
> near exact copy with a different name.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Sean

Dear Sean,

what's with this primitive way.

spawn,'cp file.hdf new_file.hdf'

and then operations on then new file.

regards

Reimar

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		Re: Copying files in IDL By: R.Bauer on Thu, 20 June 2002 00:14
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