[FWTools] Batch processing with FWTools in Windows

[Frank Warmerdam]

Jeff.Pace at co.manatee.fl.us wrote:
> I am trying to running a set of conversion (gdal_merge and gdal_translate) 
> commands thru FWTools.  I have about 100 commands to run. 
> 
> As I would normally do, i wrote a .bat text file with all 100 commands in 
> it.  I then ran the .bat from the FWTools command shell.  The first 
> command reads fine, however when it completes it stops and does not 
> proceed to the second command.  The process take about 30 minutes each so 
> it isnt possible for me to launch each of the 100 commands seperately.
> 
> Is there a way to send batch commands to the Windows FWtools cmd shell?

Jeff,

Hmm, this problem rings a bell, but I can't remember what the cause or
fix for this is.  Is the first command you run a gdal_merge run?  There
is actually a gdal_merge.bat which runs python to run the script itself.
You might find that if you replicate the logic in gdal_merge.bat inline
in your script you can avoid the bat file calling bat file problem.  Hmm,
this is getting more familiar as I go through it!

Best regards,
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