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Bob, The error message: unknown feed name in feedtype expression: "NLDN ^.*" means that the LDM is interpreting the whole string "NLDN ^.*" as the feedtype, instead of just "NLDN". This is probably because you have spaces instead of a TAB in bewteen NLDN and ^.*. If in doubt, go into the editor and erase each character between NLDN and the expression, and then insert the TAB character between. Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support >From: Robert Leche <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200108152146.f7FLkp119537 > >--------------2F6CD611BD8F2E2D0503DA15 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Hello all, >I am adding product spec's to Sirocco getting errors in the process. The >following ldmd.log says the feedtype expression: "NLDN ^.*" is >unknown. > > > > >[ldm@sirocco ~/logs]$ more ldmd.log >Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco rpc.ldmd[11416]: Starting Up (built: Aug 10 2001 >16:15:37) >Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco pqact[11418]: Starting Up >Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco pqbinstats[11417]: Starting Up (11416) >Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco pqact[11418]: feedtype error at line 194: >unknown feed name in feedtype expression: "NLDN ^.*" >Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco pqact[11418]: Error in pattern file >"/usr/local/ldm/etc/pqact.conf" >Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco pqact[11418]: Exiting >Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco datoo[11419]: run_requester: Starting Up: >datoo.srcc.lsu.edu >Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco datoo[11419]: run_requester: 20010815200924.502 >TS_ENDT {{FNEXRAD|WMO, ".*"}} >Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco datoo[11419]: FEEDME(datoo.srcc.lsu.edu): OK >Aug 15 20:20:02 sirocco rpc.ldmd[11416]: child 11418 exited with status >1 >Aug 15 20:20:02 sirocco localhost[11426]: Connection from localhost >Aug 15 20:20:02 sirocco localhost[11426]: Connection reset by peer >Aug 15 20:20:02 sirocco localhost[11426]: Exiting > > The section below was part of the code that was appended to Sirocco's >pqact.conf file: > >############################################################################ > ># Section 2 ># ># GEMPAK Point source decoders ># >NLDN ^.* > PIPE decoders/dcnldn -m 25000 -b 30 -s minute05 > -d data/gempak/logs/dcnldn.log > -e GEMTBL=/home/gempak/NAWIPS/gempak/tables > data/gempak/nldn/YYYYMMDDHHNN_nldn.gem ># ># sfc obs and specials ># Use -m 72 to store data in 20 minute bins, rather than hourly. ># 20 minute bins useful for mesonet and AWOS data ># >DDS|IDS ^S[AP].* .... ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9]) > PIPE decoders/dcmetr -b 9 -m 72 -s sfmetar_sa.tbl > -d data/gempak/logs/dcmetr.log > -e GEMTBL=/home/gempak/NAWIPS/gempak/tables > data/gempak/surface/YYYYMMDD_sao.gem ># > >On LSU's NoaaPort, the ldmd.conf has IDS, DDPLUS and HRS defined. Should >there be other data feedtypes? If so, do I need to build and add >additional FIFO queues? Datoo's snip of ldmd.conf follows: > > >##### DATOO LDMD.CONF ># $Id: ldmd.conf,v 1.9 1998/10/07 16:51:16 rkambic Exp $ ># Sample ldmd.conf for ldm5 >#### ># ># Programs that share a queue with rpc.ldmd ># are started by it and are in the same process group. ># >#exec "pqexpire" >exec "pqbinstats" >#exec "/data/tmp/nwstg_mps0" >#exec "/data/tmp/goesw_mps1" >exec "pqing -f IDS|DDPLUS /tmp/jmb.fifo.1" >exec "pqing -f HRS /tmp/jmb.fifo.2" >exec "pqact" ># exec "pqsurf" ># > >--------------2F6CD611BD8F2E2D0503DA15 >Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-15 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > ><!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> ><html> ><font color="#FF0000">Hello all,</font> ><br><font color="#FF0000">I am adding product spec's to Sirocco getting >errors in the process. The following ldmd.log says the feedtype expression: >"NLDN ^.*" is unknown.</font> ><br><font color="#FF0000"></font> ><br><font color="#FF0000"></font> ><br><font color="#FF0000"></font> ><p>[ldm@sirocco ~/logs]$ more ldmd.log ><br>Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco rpc.ldmd[11416]: Starting Up (built: Aug 10 >2001 16:15:37) ><br>Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco pqact[11418]: Starting Up ><br>Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco pqbinstats[11417]: Starting Up (11416) ><br><font color="#FF0000">Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco pqact[11418]: feedtype >error at line 194: unknown feed name in feedtype expression: "NLDN > >^.*"</font> ><br>Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco pqact[11418]: Error in pattern file "/usr/local/ld > m/etc/pqact.conf" ><br>Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco pqact[11418]: Exiting ><br>Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco datoo[11419]: run_requester: Starting Up: datoo.sr > cc.lsu.edu ><br>Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco datoo[11419]: run_requester: 20010815200924.502 >TS_ENDT {{FNEXRAD|WMO, ".*"}} ><br>Aug 15 20:20:00 sirocco datoo[11419]: FEEDME(datoo.srcc.lsu.edu): OK ><br>Aug 15 20:20:02 sirocco rpc.ldmd[11416]: child 11418 exited with status >1 ><br>Aug 15 20:20:02 sirocco localhost[11426]: Connection from localhost ><br>Aug 15 20:20:02 sirocco localhost[11426]: Connection reset by peer ><br>Aug 15 20:20:02 sirocco localhost[11426]: Exiting ><p> <font color="#FF0000">The section below was part of the code that >was appended to Sirocco's pqact.conf file:</font> ><p>########################################################################### > # ><br># Section 2 ><br># ><br># GEMPAK Point source decoders ><br># ><br>NLDN ^.* ><br> PIPE decoders > /dcnldn >-m 25000 -b 30 -s minute05 ><br> -d data/gempak/logs/dcnldn.log ><br> -e GEMTBL=/home/gempak/NAWIPS/g > empak/tables ><br> data/gempak/nldn/YYYYMMDDHHNN_n > ldn.gem ><br># ><br># sfc obs and specials ><br># Use -m 72 to store data in 20 minute bins, rather than hourly. ><br># 20 minute bins useful for mesonet and AWOS data ><br># ><br>DDS|IDS ^S[AP].* .... ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9]) ><br> PIPE decoders > /dcmetr >-b 9 -m 72 -s sfmetar_sa.tbl ><br> -d data/gempak/logs/dcmetr.log ><br> -e GEMTBL=/home/gempak/NAWIPS/g > empak/tables ><br> data/gempak/surface/YYYYMMDD_sa > o.gem ><br>#<font color="#FF0000"></font> ><p><font color="#FF0000">On LSU's NoaaPort, the ldmd.conf has IDS, DDPLUS >and HRS defined. Should there be other data feedtypes? If so, do I need >to build and add additional FIFO queues? Datoo's snip of ldmd.conf follows:</f > ont> ><br><font color="#FF0000"></font> ><p>##### DATOO LDMD.CONF ><br># $Id: ldmd.conf,v 1.9 1998/10/07 16:51:16 rkambic Exp $ ><br># Sample ldmd.conf for ldm5 ><br>#### ><br># ><br># Programs that share a queue with rpc.ldmd ><br># are started by it and are in the same process group. ><br># ><br>#exec "pqexpire" ><br>exec "pqbinstats" ><br>#exec "/data/tmp/nwstg_mps0" ><br>#exec "/data/tmp/goesw_mps1" ><br>exec "pqing -f IDS|DDPLUS /tmp/jmb.fifo.1" ><br>exec "pqing -f HRS /tmp/jmb.fifo.2" ><br>exec "pqact" ><br># exec "pqsurf" ><br>#</html> > >--------------2F6CD611BD8F2E2D0503DA15-- >