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Hi Deb, re: > Thanks -- this is a good start. Can you send me an example using FILE and > EXEC on the same file? Should each be a separate command in pqact.conf, or > can I use them on the same command line? > > Ex: ^CONDUIT blah blah > FILE -close somename EXEC somescript somename > > doesn't work, It shouldn't work as it is the incorrect syntax. re: > and neither does > > Ex: ^CONDUIT blah blah > FILE -close somename > EXEC somescript somename This is also the incorrect syntax. re: > and > ^CONDUIT blah blah > FILE -close somename > ^CONDUIT blah blah > EXEC somescript somename > fails with a 127 error, I'm guessing because the file is changing as the > FILE command updates it. This is almost correct. The correct syntax would be: CONDUIT<tab>blah blah <tab>FILE<tab>-close somename CONDUIT<tab>blah blah <tab>EXEC somescript somename NB: - CONDUIT should begin the line - <tab> means an actual tab character re: > So how do I get EXEC to run as a child AFTER the entire FILE ingest is > complete? The EXEC will not run as a child, but the EXEC action will run after the FILE<tab>-close action if it is after the FILE action in the pattern-action file. The inclusion of the '-close- flag to FILE should insure that the file is flushed to disk so that the following EXEC action will be working on a complete file. Cheers, Tom -- **************************************************************************** Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu **************************************************************************** Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: JXK-104385 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.