/// <summary>
/// Open a Raster Dataset given a folder and a dataset name.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="folder">Full path to the folder containing the raster dataset.</param>
/// <param name="name">Name of the raster dataset to open.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static RasterDataset OpenRasterDataset(string folder, string name)
{
// Create a new raster dataset which is set to null
RasterDataset rasterDatasetToOpen = null;
try
{
// Create a new file system connection path to open raster datasets using the folder path.
FileSystemConnectionPath connectionPath = new FileSystemConnectionPath(new System.Uri(folder), FileSystemDatastoreType.Raster);
// Create a new file system data store for the connection path created above.
FileSystemDatastore dataStore = new FileSystemDatastore(connectionPath);
// Open the raster dataset.
rasterDatasetToOpen = dataStore.OpenDataset<RasterDataset>(name);
// Check if it is not null. If it is show a message box with the appropriate message.
if (rasterDatasetToOpen == null)
MessageBox.Show("Failed to open raster dataset: " + name);
}
catch (Exception exc)
{
// If an exception occurs, show a message box with the appropriate message.
MessageBox.Show("Exception caught in OpenRasterDataset for raster: " + name + exc.Message);
}
return rasterDatasetToOpen;
}