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[LDM #RBC-161524]: Question about pqact string

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  • Subject: [LDM #RBC-161524]: Question about pqact string
  • Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:48:06 -0700
Gilbert,

> Someone I know had a question about a pqact entry. He wants this:
> 
> SRUS67 KGSP 101654 /pSVRGSP
> 
> > WMO ^([0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-1][0-9][0-3][0-9][0-2][0-9][0-5][0-9]
> > [0-5][0-9]).([0-9][0-9][0-9]).*([KP][A-Z][A-Z][A-Z]).*/p([A-Z][A-Z]
> > [A-Z])([A-Z][A-Z][A-Z])
> > FILE    -strip data/currentwwa/3/45.12
> >
> > This should create a file like:
> >
> > /data/currentwwa/KGSP/SVRSGF.20081210165513717
> >
> > Nothing ever ends up in the directory.
> 
> I know he's got the first part wrong, but I've never done the date like he
> has. How can he do it successfully?

Because the timestamp in the WMO header is only accurate to
the minute, the timestamp on an output file can only have that
resolution as well.

The following entry

WMO<tab>^SRUS67 ([A-Z]{4}) ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9][0-6][0-9]) /p(.*)
<tab>FILE<tab>-strip data/currentwwa/1/4.(2:yyyy)(2:mm)(2:dd)3

would create the file

    $HOME/data/currentwwa/KGSP/SVRGSP.200812101654

from the product-identifier

    SRUS67 KGSP 101654 /pSVRGSP

More information can be found at
<http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/ldm/ldm-6.7.0/basics/pqact.conf.html>.

> *******************************************************************************
> Gilbert Sebenste                                                     ********
> (My opinions only!)                                                  ******
> Staff Meteorologist, Northern Illinois University                      ****
> E-mail: address@hidden                                  ***
> web: http://weather.admin.niu.edu                                      **
> *******************************************************************************


Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: RBC-161524
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed