This archive contains answers to questions sent to Unidata support through mid-2025. Note that the archive is no longer being updated. We provide the archive for reference; many of the answers presented here remain technically correct, even if somewhat outdated. For the most up-to-date information on the use of NSF Unidata software and data services, please consult the Software Documentation first.
Steven, >Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:45:37 -0500 >From: Steven Danz <address@hidden> >Organization: Aviation Weather Center >To: Steve Emmerson <address@hidden> >Subject: Re: 20030731: Questions/issues with pqact The above message contained the following: > Thanks for the info. I'll probably be scrounging around in pqact to > see if the pipes are closing both ends or not, but not until the 'off > hours'. As far as I know, decoders are required to read from standard input and to exit if 1) a read returns with an end-of-file condition; or 2) some time-interval (e.g., 10 minutes) elapses without any input. > Sure, I'd sign up as a developer on SourceForge, if nothing else > it would give a forum to propose changes like the one mentioned to > see what others might think. Of course, we could then end up with > 5.2.2-37.b for those too shy to make the leap to version 6 :-) Over my dead body! :-) > Good to know about the multi pqact thing, I'll be looking towards that > sooner than the code. It's not really a solution, but as a workaround it, well, works. > Thanks again for all the help! (Esp. with the HPUX 11.x thing, it > solves a big problem for me) You're most welcome. Regards, Steve Emmerson