Hi
 We need to delete a lucene index from our application using
java.io.file.delete(). We are closing the indexWriter and even all the
index searchers on that folder. But a call to delete returns false.
There is no lock on the index directory. Interesting thing is that the
deletable and segments files are getting removed. But the rest of the
.cfs are not. Has somebody had similar problem?

Thanks in advance,
Ravi.

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This smells like a Windows issue.  It is possible that something in
your JVM is still holding onto the index directory (for example,
FSDirectory), and Winblows is not letting you remove the directory.  I
bet this will work if you exit the JVM and run java.io.file.delete()
without calling Lucene.  Sorry, my Windows + Lucene experience is
limited.

Otis

--- Ravi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  Hi
>  We need to delete a lucene index from our application using
> java.io.file.delete(). We are closing the indexWriter and even all
> the
> index searchers on that folder. But a call to delete returns false.
> There is no lock on the index directory. Interesting thing is that
> the
> deletable and segments files are getting removed. But the rest of the
> .cfs are not. Has somebody had similar problem?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ravi.
>
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Yep, It works if I exit the JVM and run file.delete() from a different
class without using Lucene.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Otis Gospodnetic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 4:48 PM
To: Lucene Users List
Subject: Re: Index delete failing

This smells like a Windows issue.  It is possible that something in your
JVM is still holding onto the index directory (for example,
FSDirectory), and Winblows is not letting you remove the directory.  I
bet this will work if you exit the JVM and run java.io.file.delete()
without calling Lucene.  Sorry, my Windows + Lucene experience is
limited.

Otis

--- Ravi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  Hi
>  We need to delete a lucene index from our application using
> java.io.file.delete(). We are closing the indexWriter and even all the

> index searchers on that folder. But a call to delete returns false.
> There is no lock on the index directory. Interesting thing is that the

> deletable and segments files are getting removed. But the rest of the
> .cfs are not. Has somebody had similar problem?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ravi.
>
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I got this working. I had to close all index searchers and writer on the
index, set them to null and call System.gc() before the delete process.
I think windows still thinks writer and searchers are pointing to the
index directory even if you close them.

Ravi

-----Original Message-----
From: Otis Gospodnetic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 4:48 PM
To: Lucene Users List
Subject: Re: Index delete failing

This smells like a Windows issue.  It is possible that something in your
JVM is still holding onto the index directory (for example,
FSDirectory), and Winblows is not letting you remove the directory.  I
bet this will work if you exit the JVM and run java.io.file.delete()
without calling Lucene.  Sorry, my Windows + Lucene experience is
limited.

Otis

--- Ravi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  Hi
>  We need to delete a lucene index from our application using
> java.io.file.delete(). We are closing the indexWriter and even all the

> index searchers on that folder. But a call to delete returns false.
> There is no lock on the index directory. Interesting thing is that the

> deletable and segments files are getting removed. But the rest of the
> .cfs are not. Has somebody had similar problem?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ravi.
>
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