[LDM #JXK-104385]: using PIPE with CONDUIT data

Hi Deb,

re:
> So FILE is compiling a data file as the CONDUIT data packets come in via
> the LDM feed,

FILE writes an LDM data product to disk.  In the LDM a product is defined as
an arbitrary collection of bytes, and it is that unit that one LDM sends to
another LDM.

If the FILE action includes a '-close' flag, then the thing being written
to a disk file is flushed from system buffers to disk and closed.  If there
is no '-close' flag, then succeeding LDM data products that match the same
extended regular expression used in the action will be written to the end
of the file.

re:
> and EXEC as described above runs on every data packet, correct?

The EXEC action tells the LDM (pqact actually) to run the named executable.

re:
> Is there any way to make EXEC only run when the complete CONDUIT file has
> been ingest (I know I'm grasping here,
> but also know you guys work miracles sometime).

In LDM/IDD data streams products are moved from one LDM to another.  The
product in CONDUIT is a full GRIB2 message.  If by "complete CONDUIT
file" you mean a full GRIB2 message, then the answer to your question
is yes IF you first 'FILE -close' the product, as the succeeding EXEC action
will run on the full product that has been written and flushed to disk.
Again, the reason for the '-close' flag on the FILE action is to tell the
operating system to flush its buffers to disk and then close the file.  This
should insure that the LDM product that was received is written to disk
before the succeeding EXEC action is run.

re:
>Hope all is well with you.

I'm good, thanks.  Anything interesting happening way up north in
Ft. Collins?

Cheers,

Tom
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: JXK-104385
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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