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20041214: maximum number of files per directory

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  • Subject: 20041214: maximum number of files per directory
  • Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:16:53 -0700
David,

The maximum number of files returned from a directory is
configured in $GEMPAK/source/cgemlib/cfl/cflrdir.c as 1024.

I upped the number of grid times in 
$GEMPAK/source/programs/gui/nmap2/nmap_dslw.c
to 12000 for similar reasons. I'll look for any other dependencies as to
cflrdir.c and check if the larger number returned may cause problems
for other calling routines. I don't see a problem with
nmap_dslw.c's call though, so let me know if you do have problems..

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support



>From: David Ovens <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200412150619.iBF6JqlI027130

>Hello,
>
>On our new weather server, freshair, we are storing a week's worth of
>images in $RAD/NIDS/%SITE/%PROD/ directories.  In GEMPAK5.7.4, I
>notice that NMAP2 cannot handle this.  I load IMAGE : RAD : ATX : N0R
>for example and the time/frame selection never shows anything at all!
>If I change Range/Int to display previous 9 days I can see some files.
>Also, if I move enough files out of that directory to bring the number
>below the magic 1024, things seem to work fine.
>
>Any ideas how I can modify this maximum number to be more like 4096? 
>
>David
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>
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