[Gdal-dev] problem about "RasterIO"

[Frank Warmerdam]

qq wrote:
> HI:
>  
>   I tried to read a .tif file with data type of "GDT_Byte" using the 
> method of "RasterIO". It did well without problem. But When I tied to 
> read a .tif file with data type of "GDT_Int32", it did't work.  My code 
> is here:
>  
> if (RasterBand->GetRasterDataType() == GDT_Int32){
>   LONG* pData;
>   pData = (LONG*) CPLMalloc(sizeof(LONG)*nXSize*nYSize);
>   RasterBand->RasterIO( GF_Read, 0, 0, nXSize, nYSize, pData, nXSize, 
> nYSize,   GDT_Int32, 0, 0 );  
>   }
>  
> The pData is NULL. And the image data can't be read from the file. Would 
> anyone tell what is the wrong? Thanks !

QQ,

It sounds like the buffer allocation is failing because of a lack
of memory.  Is your file large?

Best regards,
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