20050609: ldmadmin pqactcheck not working?

Steven,

> To: address@hidden
> From: Steven Danz <address@hidden>
> Subject: ldmadmin pqactcheck not working?
> Organization: Aviation Weather Center
> Keywords: 200506092301.j59N1RZu016527

The above message contained the following:

> I may just be missing something, but I thought the 'ldmadmin pqactcheck' 
> command would catch
> errors with bad pattern references. An entry like:
> WMO     (..)(..)(..) ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])([0-5][0-9])
>         FILE    /scratch/test/\1\2\3/\1\2\3_(\4:yyyy)(\4:mm)\4_\5\6\8
> 
> is wrong since there is no \8, but the pqactcheck (i.e. pqact) says its 
> fine.  It this a feature
> coming in a future release, or did it report these errors before?

Sorry, but that level of checking is beyond the ability of the "ldmadmin
pqactcheck" command, which checks correctness on a gross, syntactical
level and not on a fine, semantic level.

> Thanks!
> 
> Steven
> 
> -- 
> Steven Danz
> Senior Software Development Engineer
> Aviation Weather Center (NOAA/NWS/NCEP)
> 7220 NW 101st Terrace, Room 101
> Kansas City, MO 64153-2371
> 
> Email: address@hidden
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> 
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> of the National Weather Service, or the Aviation Weather Center.

Regards,
Steve Emmerson

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