SAVEFILE_CLEANUP error

[Bernat]

Hi folks,

I have an ORDEREDHASH saved in SAV file with IDL 8.7. When I try to restore  the file using IDL 9.0 I get the following error:

% Wrong number of tags defined for structure: ORDEREDHASH.
% RESTORE: Structure not restored due to conflict with existing definition: ORDEREDHASH.

[...]

% Wrong number of tags defined for structure: ORDEREDHASH.
% RESTORE: Structure not restored due to conflict with existing definition: ORDEREDHASH.
% Wrong number of tags defined for structure: ORDEREDHASH.
% RESTORE: Structure not restored due to conflict with existing definition: ORDEREDHASH.
% Execution halted at: $MAIN$

After reading the documentation, I realized that this error occurs because some routines have been ported from PRO to C/C++ code, and ORDEREDHASH is one of these.

it seems that I have to use the routine SAVEFILE_CLEANUP. However, this throws an error:
SAVEFILE_CLEANUP,  '20240622.sav'  
% Loaded DLM: IDL_IDLBRIDGE.
% Compiled module: SAVEFILE_CLEANUP.
% SAVEFILE_CLEANUP: File is a data save file: 20240622.sav.
% Execution halted at: SAVEFILE_CLEANUP  127 /usr/local/nv5/idl90/lib/utilities/savefile_cleanup.pro

I guess that this is a bug?

Bernat

[Chris Torrence]

Hi Bernat,

SAVEFILE_CLEANUP is only supposed to be used for "routine" save files, that contain function and procedure routines. For example, if you had a routine save file that contained the ordered hash code, it would strip that code out of the file so it didn't cause problems.

However, since you have a data save file (containing actual ordered hash objects), then you probably need to use the RELAXED_STRUCTURE_ASSIGNMENT keyword to RESTORE:

RESTORE, '20240622.sav', /RELAXED

I hope this helps.

Cheers,

Chris
NV5 Geospatial

[Bernat]

It worked! Thank you,

Bernat