Re: Scheduling downloads

On Thu, 26 Aug 1999, Alan F Cunningham wrote:

> I am new to LDM, but already have a very specific task:  We are
> downloading unlimited NIDS from WSI via satellite, and would like to
> archive what we get.  However, we want to collect station data once/hour
> most of the day, and then switch to every scan for 3 hours during the day.  
> Can LDM be configured to do this, or do I need a cron task to run a
> script to purge most of the day but not the 3 hours of interest?

Alan,

In you pqact.conf file, seperate the data into different directories by
using more than one pqact entry. One for the archive and then one for the
every scan.  For the every scan one, since you know the times, it
shouldn't be hard to create a more restrictive entry.

Robb...




> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Alan Cunningham
> Clemson University Radar Ornithology Lab
> 310 Jordan Hall
> 864-656-3584
> hubcap.clemson.edu/~acunnin
> 

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