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2005.05.12 23:14 "Re: Array of open TIFFs limited to 2045?", by Frank Warmerdam
On 5/12/05, S Smith <slsmith0010@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I have a continuous acquisition loop going and I want > to save time by opening all the TIFF files beforehand > and then closing them all at the end of the epoch. > But there seems to be a limit of 2045 files (variable > 'numfiles' below). Libtiff crashes if I exceed that > number of files. Why? Is there a way around it? S. Smith, As Chris mentions, I strongly suspect you have hit the "open file limit" on your operating system. You mention that libtiff crashes. I suspect that is because TIFFOpen() returns NULL when the open fails, but you pass this NULL pointer into TIFFSetField(). I would strongly encourage you to do a bit of error checking. Best regards, -- ---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------- I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, warmerdam@pobox.com light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush | Geospatial Programmer for Rent