[Gdal-dev] Re: RFC 10

[Geo Aspects Dev]

Understood.
But not implementing Identity() and implementing only Open(name 
+options_mangle) makes things worse (for me:)

tim


On 16 Nov 2007, at 19:45, Frank Warmerdam wrote:

> Geo Aspects Dev wrote:
>> Hi,
>> i was rather hoping this RFC would help me to provide a kind of  
>> map browser interface
>> eg pass each file in a directory (or any file list for that  
>> matter) and have GDAL/OGR driver say which it would be able to  
>> open, so i could highlight (or make selectable) only those  
>> "genuine" map files.
>> Not sure how that would work, if I needed to provide options/ 
>> parameters up front?
>
> Tim,
>
> Note, this is exactly what the Identify() method implemented for  
> GDAL is
> intended for.  It makes it easier for file browsers to know which  
> files are
> openable by GDALOpen(), and even what format driver applies but in  
> a fairly
> inexpensive way.
>
> Unfortunately, nothing corresponding exists for OGR.  Rather that
> reimplement the same concepts for OGR, I'd rather approach "GDAL/OGR
> Grand Unification" where a common driver architecture is used for  
> both.
>
> But Grand Unification is a substantial job, and not one for which I  
> have
> seen client interest.
>
> Best regards,
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