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[LDM #KEO-270357]: LDM configuration question regarding new CONDUIT format

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  • Subject: [LDM #KEO-270357]: LDM configuration question regarding new CONDUIT format
  • Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:27:55 -0600
David,

> One of our users wanted to convert this pqact.conf entry to work with
> the new CONDUIT naming conventions.
> 
> CONDUIT  
> ^/afs/\.nwstg\.nws\.noaa\.gov/ftp/SL\.us008001/ST\.opnl/MT\.(gfs|avn)_CY.([0-9][0-9])/RD\.([0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9])/PT\.grid_DF\.gr1/fh\.0([0-9][0-9][0-9])_tl\.press_gr\.onedeg.*$
> FILE  data/avn/\3\2/avngrib.\3\2.f0\4
> 
> And I told him:
> 
> This is tricky because the new name can have 2 digits in the file
> name (hours < 100) or three (hours >= 100):
> gfs.t12z.pgrbf150  gfs.t12z.pgrbf42
> 
> So, this almost does it:
> 
> CONDUIT  
> ^data/nccf/com/gfs/prod/gfs.([0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9])/gfs.t([0-9][0-9])z.pgrbf([^\
>  ]*)
> FILE  data/avn/\1/avngrib.\1.f0\3
> 
> I am not sure if there is a way in the LDM to force the number
> found in the 3rd match, \3, to write out in specified number of
> digits -- that is add a zero at the beginning for numbers under
> 100.
> 
> I suppose we could do this:
> 
> CONDUIT  
> ^data/nccf/com/gfs/prod/gfs.([0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9])/gfs.t([0-9][0-9])z.pgrbf([0-9][0-9])$
> FILE  data/avn/\1/avngrib.\1.f00\3
> CONDUIT  
> ^data/nccf/com/gfs/prod/gfs.([0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9])/gfs.t([0-9][0-9])z.pgrbf([0-9][0-9][0-9])$
> FILE  data/avn/\1/avngrib.\1.f0\3
> 
> Is that the only way to handle this 2-digit vs 3-digit issue?

That's what I would do.  I'd also request the creator of the 
product-identifiers to fix the format.

Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: KEO-270357
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed