comp.lang.idl-pvwave archive: archive » Linux-like touch command in IDL

Home » Public Forums » archive » Linux-like touch command in IDL

Show: Today's Messages :: Show Polls :: Message Navigator
E-mail to friend

Re: Linux-like touch command in IDL [message #90221 is a reply to message #90220]

Thu, 12 February 2015 07:09

Matthew Argall
Messages: 286
Registered: October 2011

Senior Member

> pro touch, path
> if file_test(path, /DIRECTORY, /WRITE) then begin
> temp_file = filepath('touch_temp_file.txt', ROOT_DIR=path)
> openw, lun, temp_file, /GET_LUN
> free_lun, lun
> file_delete, temp_file
> endif else if file_test(path, /WRITE) then begin
> openw, lun, path, /GET_LUN
> free_lun, lun
> endif else begin
> message, 'PATH must be a file or directory with write privileges.'
> endelse
> end

Fixed a few typos.

This will update time time stamps of a file (and create it, if need be), or a directory (so long as the directory already exists). Write privileges are required.

Report message to a moderator

[Message index]

		Linux-like touch command in IDL By: PMan on Sat, 07 February 2015 11:33
		Re: Linux-like touch command in IDL By: Jim Pendleton on Sat, 07 February 2015 14:05
		Re: Linux-like touch command in IDL By: PMan on Tue, 10 February 2015 19:02
		Re: Linux-like touch command in IDL By: Matthew Argall on Thu, 12 February 2015 06:51
		Re: Linux-like touch command in IDL By: Matthew Argall on Thu, 12 February 2015 07:09
		Re: Linux-like touch command in IDL By: Heinz Stege on Thu, 12 February 2015 08:32
		Re: Linux-like touch command in IDL By: Lajos Foldy on Thu, 12 February 2015 08:50
		Re: Linux-like touch command in IDL By: Matthew Argall on Thu, 12 February 2015 13:14
		Re: Linux-like touch command in IDL By: Matthew Argall on Thu, 12 February 2015 13:17
		Re: Linux-like touch command in IDL By: Matthew Argall on Thu, 12 February 2015 13:49
		Re: Linux-like touch command in IDL By: Matthew Argall on Thu, 12 February 2015 12:37

Previous Topic:	EDG: Using IDL_MakeTempStruct() vs. IDL_ImportArray()
Next Topic:	Variable attributes and undef vars

-=] Back to Top [=-

[ Syndicate this forum (XML) ] [

] [

]

Current Time: Wed Oct 08 11:34:28 PDT 2025

Total time taken to generate the page: 0.00437 seconds