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Re: ldm-generated data files

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  • Subject: Re: ldm-generated data files
  • Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 15:51:20 -0700
> >To: Unidata Support <address@hidden>
> >From: Eric Pani <address@hidden>
> >Subject: ldm-generated data files
> >Organization: Northeast Louisiana University
> >Keywords: 200003061756.KAA29509
>
> We are running the latest version of ldm on a SPARC20 with Solaris 5.7.
> In the pqact.conf file, I have the following line:
>
> DDPLUS  ^WWUS40 .... ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])
>         FILE    data/ddplus/(\1:yy)(\1:mm)\1\2_wws.wmo
>
> The data file generated this way seem to have the 2-digit year set as 10
> instead of 00.  I've used date to check the system date and it seems
> okay:
>
> Mon Mar  6 11:55:20 CST 2000
>
> Got any ideas?
>
>

Hi Eric,

This is a known bug, for which we sent out an announcement a few months ago.  
Take a look at:
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/ldm/y2k-fix.html

Anne

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