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[LDM #ZSB-314239]: generate unique files

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  • Subject: [LDM #ZSB-314239]: generate unique files
  • Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 10:24:34 -0600
Erik,

> Is the sequence number originally epoch milliseconds then formatted so it is 
> no longer than 9 characters?I'm trying to understand how often it will loop 
> through to 999,999,999 and then reset back to 1. 

The sequence-number is set by whatever program creates the LDM data-product. The
programs that we created (pqinsert(1), pqing(1), etc.) all start at 0 and 
increment
by one for each successive data-product. Because the sequence-number is a 32-bit
unsigned integer, it will eventually loop-back to 0. I assume the NWS either 
uses
one of our programs to create the data-products or does the same thing.


Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: ZSB-314239
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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