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Mike, > Using LDM I'm trying to download and save files of type SPARE. I have > configured ldmd.conf to request the files and I appear to be receiving > the files (they show up using ldmamin watch and in the pqact.log file). > The problem I'm having is I can't seem to find any way to configure > pqact.conf to use the FILE action to save the incoming files to disk. > > I noticed on a web page > (http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/ldm/ldm-current/basics/feedtypes/i > ndex.html) that it states that the SPARE feed type is "Reserved for IDD > use". Does this mean I can't save the SPARE feed type to my system? You can use the SPARE feedtype. You must ensure, however, that products so tagged are not distributed on the IDD network. > Attached are copies of my pqact.log and pqact.conf files. Any help > would be appreciated. Thanks The log file contained this: Jul 03 13:05:08 pqact[12498] INFO: 3992 20120703130507.258 FSL3 000 prcntil_p06i_95pt_lmrfc_2012070312f072.grb Jul 03 13:05:08 pqact[12498] INFO: file: /apps/rfc/ldm_data/import/qpfc2max/prcntil_p06i_95pt_lmrfc_2012070312f072.grb Jul 03 13:07:02 pqact[12498] INFO: 26518 20120703130635.894 SPARE 000 /home/wdssii/data/realtime/VTA_grib2/HSR_QPE_01H/HSR_QPE_01H_00.00_00.00_20120703-125500.grib2.gz Jul 03 13:09:50 pqact[12498] INFO: 12006 20120703130940.932 SPARE 000 /home/wdssii/data/realtime/VTA_grib2/GaugeCorr_QPE_01H/GaugeCorr_QPE_01H_00.00_00.00_20120703-090000.grib2.gz I couldn't find where in the pqact(1) program the INFO-level log message "file: ..." is emitted. What version of the LDM are you running? The pqact(1) configuration-file contains this: SPARE ^(/home/wdssii/data/realtime/VTA_grib2/HSR_QPE_01H)/(.*) FILE -log /apps/rfc/ldm_data/import/test/\2 This entry should have worked with the above data-product as can be seen from the regex(1) utility: $ regex -s '/home/wdssii/data/realtime/VTA_grib2/HSR_QPE_01H/HSR_QPE_01H_00.00_00.00_20120703-125500.grib2.gz' '^(/home/wdssii/data/realtime/VTA_grib2/HSR_QPE_01H)/(.*)' match Are you certain that the pqact(1) process is using the given pqact(1) configuration-file? Incidentally, a better way to write the pqact(1) configuration-file entry is SPARE ^/home/wdssii/data/realtime/VTA_grib2/HSR_QPE_01H/(.*) FILE -log /apps/rfc/ldm_data/import/test/\1 Also, entries like this: SPARE|FT4 ^(.*)/home/wdssii/data/realtime/VTA_grib2/HSR_QPE_01H/(.*) FILE -log /apps/rfc/ldm_data/import/test/\2 should be written like this, instead SPARE|FT4 /home/wdssii/data/realtime/VTA_grib2/HSR_QPE_01H/(.*) FILE -log /apps/rfc/ldm_data/import/test/\1 Is there any chance I could log onto the system in question as the LDM user in order to investigate? > Mike > > <<pqact.log>> <<pqact.conf>> > > Michael P. McGee > Tennessee Valley Authority > WT 5D - 462 > 400 West Summit Hill Drive > Knoxville, TN 37902 > Phone: (865) 632-2134 Fax: (865) 632-4212 > email: address@hidden Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: ZCO-919906 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed