I did just now double/triple-check: the IndexWriter is definitely closed. However (cough), I did have a bogus call to IndexReader.incRef() ... once I removed that, the call to IndexReader.close() actually worked and then the deletion did so too. Thanks; sorry to trouble you.
-Paul -----Original Message----- >From: Michael McCandless <luc...@mikemccandless.com> >Sent: Mar 6, 2009 4:23 AM >To: java-user@lucene.apache.org >Cc: rolaren...@earthlink.net >Subject: Re: deletion of index-files fails > > >If truly the IndexWriter & all IndexReaders are closed, then they >should no longer be holding open files. Maybe triple check that >you've indeed closed everything. > >It's remotely possible that some other process (virus checker, source >control clients, etc) has the file open. > >You could try Microsoft's (formerly sysinternals) "Process Monitor" to >see which processes have the files open. > >Mike > >Ian Lea wrote: > >> What OS are you running? What version of lucene? Are you sure that >> you have privilege to delete the files that it is failing on? That >> they are part of the index you are trying to remove? That something >> else doesn't have the files open? >> >> It seems likely that you are on Windows and that something is holding >> on to the files. I believe that Windows won't let you delete open >> files. You could try calling File.deleteOnExit() for the index files. >> >> >> -- >> Ian. >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 2:19 AM, <rolaren...@earthlink.net> wrote: >>> So, I have a (small) Lucene index, all fine; I use it a bit, and >>> then (on app shutdown) want to delete its files and the containing >>> directory (the index is intended as a temp object). At some earlier >>> time this was working just fine, using java.io.File.delete(). Now >>> however, some of the files get deleted (segments*) whereas others >>> fail (no Exn is thrown, just java.io.File.delete() returns false: >>> _0.cfs, _0.cfx). I've tried closing the IndexReader (no IndexWriter >>> exists at shutdown), but that makes no diff. >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >>> thanks >>> Paul >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org >>> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org
