[LDM #ITS-432484]: running python from pqact.conf

Carol,

What you want is doable. Just make sure that the file
"/home/ldm/iridium/IRDtext.py"
    1. Has the executable bit set; and
    2. Has something like
          #!/usr/bin/python
       as its first line

> Is there a way to directly run Python from a pqact entry or do you have
> to run a shell script to run the full python command?
> 
> For instance, I need to run "python /home/ldm/iridium/IRDtext.py" when a
> file is in the queue.
> 
> I'm trying to do the following...
> 
> EXP
> ANT\.AMRC\.AWS\.(.*)\.(....)(..)(..)\.txt
> PIPE    -close
> /home/ldm/iridium/IRDtext.py
> 
> I have the following entry to get the file in the correct location....
> which I can verify works correctly.
> 
> EXP
> ANT\.AMRC\.AWS\.(.*)\.(....)(..)(..)\.txt
> FILE    -overwrite
> /home/ldm/iridium/\1.txt

Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: ITS-432484
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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