Great explanation, thanks! On 2013-03-04, at 9:14 PM, Chaitanya kumar CH wrote:
> Hi Tyler, > > 'ro' and 'rw' mean what they imply. > > The '+' symbol tells that the format supports the Create() method. So, we can > use them to create a dataset from scratch and add metadata explicitly. > Without it, we need a 'template' dataset. > > The 'v' means that the format driver supports the virtual system interface. > Note that there may be drivers that support it but don't report that they do. > > > On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Tyler Mitchell <[email protected]> > wrote: > Not sure how to describe it, but when gdal lists available formats, I see a > few different ways that formats are marked as read, write, etc. > The "rw" and "ro" items are easy enough for me to understand, but what about: > "rov" > "rw+v" > "rwv" > "rw+" > ? > > Does the "v" refer to support in VRTs perhaps? > Do rw+v, rwv, rw+ all mean same thing? > > Any tips appreciated :) > > Tyler > _______________________________________________ > gdal-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev > > > > -- > Best regards, > Chaitanya kumar CH. > > +91-9494447584 > 17.2416N 80.1426E Tyler Mitchell Engineering Director Actian Corporation [email protected] MOBILE 250-303-1831 SKYPE spatialguru www.actian.com
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