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Gregg, Yes, the ingest software here checks to make sure the last 4 bytes are cr cr nl etx. And if necessary will add the missing ETX or all 4 characters as needed. Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support >From: Gregory Grosshans <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200005052111.e45LB0G22416 >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >--------------90085380DD2F9949E9AB2D96 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >For the NOAAPORT data stream on the IDD do you find many of the WFO >products missing the ETX >character at the end of the products? > >On our NOAAPORT ingest into LDM I've noticed the metar and UA data have >SOH and ETX, but that >now/afd/zone products are missing the ETX. I talked to a person in the >AWIPS Program Office >who indicated the NWS recently upgraded software at NOAA Weather Wire >Uplinks to add the ETX >character. He couldn't verify the ETX was missing. > >Does the NOAAPORT ingest software used by the IDD check for a ETX, and >if its missing add a >ETX? > >Thanks, >Gregg Grosshans >--------------90085380DD2F9949E9AB2D96 >Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; > name="grosshans.vcf" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Content-Description: Card for Gregory Grosshans >Content-Disposition: attachment; > filename="grosshans.vcf" > >begin:vcard >n:Grosshans;Gregory >tel;fax:405-579-0700 >tel;work:405-579-0720 >x-mozilla-html:TRUE >url:www.spc.noaa.gov >org:DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Storm Prediction Center >adr:;;1313 Halley Circle ;Norman;OK;73069; >version:2.1 >email;internet:address@hidden >x-mozilla-cpt:;0 >fn:Gregory Grosshans >end:vcard > >--------------90085380DD2F9949E9AB2D96-- >