pix_Image File Closing

[Mark Danks]

  The file is not left open.  What you have described is exactly what
occurs.  There was (is?) a bug in the Pd file handling which Miller and I
thought was fixed.

Later, Mark

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil C [mailto:pfil at step.polymtl.ca]
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 8:30 AM
> To: pd-list at iem.mhsg.ac.at
> Subject: Re: pix_Image File Closing
> 
> 
> Mark,
> 
> Why is the file left opened in the first place? Can't the 
> pix_image object
> open the JPG, read the data then close the file right away 
> keeping the image
> data in memory? Does the pix_image need to access the image 
> file again?
> 
> purged? Does that mean closing a file or freeing video memory?
> 
> On the pix_ImageInPlace Object when I send the "purge" 
> message. The array of
> images is emptied, but the image files are still opened. why?
> 
> Does pix_MultiImage close the files? (I can't try it I'm at work...)
> 
> Philippe
> 
> 
> >   If you send an open message to pix_image, then the old 
> image is purged.
> > You are correct that there isn't a "close" message.
> >
> >   Can you use pix_multiimage?
> >
> > Later, Mark
> >
> > ============================
> > = mdanks at stormfront.com
> > = Lead Programmer PS2
> > = http://www.danks.org/mark
> > ============================
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Phil C [mailto:pfil at step.polymtl.ca]
> > > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 4:47 AM
> > > To: pd-list at iem.mhsg.ac.at
> > > Subject: pix_Image File Closing
> > >
> > >
> > > gemers,
> > >
> > > Is there a way to close a file after it has been opened with
> > > the message
> > > "Open file1.jpg" sent to a pix_Image. I'm creating a patch
> > > that's going to
> > > open hundreds of images one after the other and I want a way
> > > to close them
> > > when I don't need them anymore. The only way I can free a
> > > file right now is
> > > to close PD. Shouldn't there be a "Close" message. Same 
> thing for the
> > > pix_ImageInPlace object.
> > >
> > > Philippe
> > >
> > >
> >
> 
>