[LDM #RKN-706804]: gpnexr2_gif question

Hi Gerry,

> I'm trying to improve my efficiency, and was revisiting the pqact.conf
> page
> (http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/ldm/ldm-6.4.6/basics/pqact.conf.html).
> After re-reading this I'm wondering if using PIP in place of a FILE,
> then an EXEC, to create Level II products, might be more efficient. If I
> were to PIPE the data to gpnexr2_gif instead of writing it to disk, then
> EXECing a script, how could I get the additional params into gpnexr2_gif
> to get the special formatting we're using?

The PIPE entry does allow the executed program to have arguments. The arguments 
can be based on the product's product-identifier and, consequently, different 
for each invocation. As doing this could lead to a plethora of outstanding 
programs all waiting for more input, using the "-close" option might be a good 
idea. This might be slightly more efficient than a FILE and EXEC pair but I 
wouldn't bet the farm on it.

> Thanks, gerry
> --
> Gerry Creager -- address@hidden
> Texas Mesonet -- AATLT, Texas A&M University
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Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: RKN-706804
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed