Thanks!!!
This is what I needed to know.
Michael
On Jun 28, 2012, at 12:43 PM, Glynn Clements wrote:
>
> Michael Barton wrote:
>
>> My question was about testing for the overwrite flag. But I did try
>> this, as I mentioned in my post to Glynn and get an error wherever I
>> put it. I tried in the string option for output prefix first, of
>> course. But when that didn't work, I tried in the input and
>> pull-down for sharpening algorithm too. No luck anywhere. If it only
>> works in an option specified by G_OPT_R_OUTPUT and G_OPT_V_OUTPUT
>> automatically generates and overwrite flag box without adding it, it
>> seems kind of redundant. Shrug.
>
> The "overwrite" setting goes in the module section (along with
> keywords), not the options/flags sections.
>
> In C (this is from r.mapcalc):
>
> module = G_define_module();
> G_add_keyword(_("raster"));
> G_add_keyword(_("algebra"));
> module->description = _("Raster map calculator.");
> module->overwrite = 1;
>
> In Python (there aren't any scripts which currently require this
> feature, so this is contrived):
>
> #%module
> #% description: This is a script
> #% keywords: script
> #% overwrite: yes
> #%end
>
> It only works in 7.0. In 6.x, g.parser won't recognise the overwrite
> setting, and using it in C will force the overwrite setting on due to
> bug #1658.
>
> --
> Glynn Clements <gl...@gclements.plus.com>
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C. Michael Barton
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National Center for Atmospheric Research &
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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Director, Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity
Professor of Anthropology, School of Human Evolution & Social Change
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