Re: ImageJ (or Java) doesn't let go of a file

Posted by Melissa Linkert on Aug 12, 2008; 2:04pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/ImageJ-or-Java-doesn-t-let-go-of-a-file-tp3695403p3695405.html

Hi John,
The latest trunk build of Bio-Formats should fix this problem.  If you
upgrade and continue to experience problems, please let us know.

Regards,
-Melissa

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Curtis Rueden <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> Thanks for noticing this problem; it is likely a bug in Bio-Formats.
> Looking at the code, Bio-Formats should close files after it finishes
> reading them (or in the case of virtual stacks, after the window is
> closed), but currrently does not do so. We will work on a fix and
> reply again when things are working better.
>
> -Curtis
>
> On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 3:59 PM, John Alexander <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
> > If I open a file (a sld file using the loci bio-formats plugin to be
> > exact), look at it, then close it (so there are no open images) ... but
> > then I try to rename the file using Windows (I am renaming files a bit
> > more descriptively), I get a "the file is in use" message even though
> > there are NO images open.  I then have to close imageJ entirely in order
> > to rename the file, then load imageJ again to continue to the next file.
> >
> > Is that normal behavior?
> >
>