[Orca-users] Stopping 'file did exist and is now gone' message(s).

[Blair Zajac]

[cc'ing orca-users]

"isaac r." wrote:
> 
> --- Blair Zajac <blair at orcaware.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Any way you slice it, you're back at the real
> > problem
> > > of
> > > no longer having your raw data file that your file
> > > descriptor points to.
> >
> > As an FYI, until Orca closes the file, it reads till
> > the end of
> > it, since Unix won't delete it until all open file
> > descriptors
> > are closed.
> >
> 
> Wait.  If Orca hasn't closed the file, and it has been
> compressed, how does Orca know that the file is no
> longer there ?
> Are you re-opening the file for analysis and THAT'S
> when
> it knows the file's gone ?

It stat's the file to see if it's been updated or deleted.

Best,
Blair

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Blair Zajac <blair at orcaware.com>
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