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+/*=========================================================================
+
+  Program:   ORFEO Toolbox
+  Language:  C++
+  Date:      $Date$
+  Version:   $Revision$
+
+
+  Copyright (c) Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales. All rights reserved.
+  See OTBCopyright.txt for details.
+
+
+     This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even 
+     the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
+     PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notices for more information.
+
+=========================================================================*/
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma warning ( disable : 4786 )
+#endif
+
+#include "otbVectorImage.h"
+#include "itkExceptionObject.h"
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include "otbImageFileReader.h"
+#include "otbImageFileWriter.h"
+
+int otbImageMetadataFileWriterTest(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+  try
+  {
+        // Verify the number of parameters in the command line
+        const char * inputFilename  = argv[1];
+        const char * outputFilename = argv[2];
+	const char * metadataFilename = argv[3];
+
+        typedef unsigned char  	                                InputPixelType;
+        typedef unsigned char  	                                OutputPixelType;
+        const   unsigned int        	                        Dimension = 2;
+
+        typedef otb::VectorImage< InputPixelType,  Dimension >        InputImageType;
+        typedef otb::VectorImage< OutputPixelType, Dimension >        OutputImageType;
+
+        typedef otb::ImageFileReader< InputImageType  >         ReaderType;
+        typedef otb::ImageFileWriter< OutputImageType >         WriterType;
+
+        ReaderType::Pointer reader = ReaderType::New();
+        WriterType::Pointer writer = WriterType::New();
+ 
+        reader->SetFileName( inputFilename  );
+        writer->SetFileName( outputFilename );
+        
+        writer->SetInput( reader->GetOutput() );
+        writer->Update(); 
+	
+	ReaderType::Pointer metadataReader = ReaderType::New();
+	metadataReader->SetFileName(outputFilename);
+	metadataReader->Update();
+
+ 	std::ofstream of;
+ 	of.open(metadataFilename);
+ 	of<<metadataReader->GetOutput();
+ 	of.close();
+  } 
+  catch( itk::ExceptionObject & err ) 
+  { 
+    std::cerr << "Exception OTB attrappee dans exception ITK !" << std::endl; 
+    std::cerr << err << std::endl; 
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  } 
+  catch( ... )
+  {
+    std::cerr << "Exception OTB non attrappee !" << std::endl; 
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+  
+  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}