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> > >But, here are my entries I use to capture it. Standard! > >#============================================================================= ># pqact.conf ># LDM pattern-action file ># ># Physical Plant ># Northern Illinois University ># ># Last changed: February 6, 1999 >#============================================================================= ># ># F S L P R O F I L E R S E C T I O N ># ># ># This is the stuff I want. ># >#FSL2 ^FSL\.NetCDF\.NOAAnet\.windprofiler\.01hr\.(.*)\..* ># FILE profiler/\1%m%d\3.hr ># >#FSL2 ^FSL\.NetCDF\.NOAAnet\.windprofiler\.06min\.(.*)\..* ># FILE profiler/\1%m%d\3.six > Gilbert, In looking at your pattern actions shown above, you see that you only have 1 pattern enclosed in parentheses, eg (.*) However, your action references \1 and \3. The problem you are having is likely that \3 is not defined and you are getting garbage. Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support