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Brian, The static file name is not important to the LDM, and you can insert multiple products with the same file name. However, the LDM does reject duplicate data, so the MD5 checksum being computed on your file is the same as already in the queue. A static file name is OK. A static data product is not OK. If you need to send the same product again, you could append the current system time to the contents of the file when you insert the product, so that the MD5 checksum will be unique. Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support >From: "Brian V. Olsen" <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200510172159.j9HLxO7s028299 >I want to send a file with a static name several times an hour. >I try to do this using 'pqinsert'. (Should I use 'ldmsend' >instead?) > >I cannot insert the product more than once. After the first >time, I get: > >pqinsert: Product already in queue: ... > >followed by a bunch of alpha-numerics, the size of the product, >the timestamp, the feedtype, and other things. > >I tried using sequence numbers and product IDs with 'pqinsert', >but I still cannot insert the product more than once. > >I use the command: >pqinsert -v -q /product-queue-path/ldm.pq -s 1 -p <random-number> -f EXP >file > >Can you suggest how I can repeatedly send a static-named file? > >--Brian > -- NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.