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[LDM #NKK-599220]: pqact question

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  • Subject: [LDM #NKK-599220]: pqact question
  • Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 14:43:01 -0600
Hi Michael,

[I drove your inquiry into our LDM support email tracking system, 
<address@hidden>, so that others might benefit. I hope you don't mind.]

> In pqact.conf, regarding a FILE entry like this:
> 
> EXP       ABCdef([0-9][0-9]).xyz
> FILE        -close   -overwrite    /tmp/______________
> 
> How is the entire file name referenced following /tmp/     ???
> 
> I know I could say  "FILE      -close    -overwrite    /tmp/ABCdef\1.xyz
> 
> But what if I simply want the entire file name as say, a parameter?
> 
> Is there a \?  or a \ followed by some character that contains the entire
> file name, or is there some other way to reference the entire file name?

To reference the specified portion of the LDM product-identifier, move the 
parentheses to the beginning and end, i.e.,

    EXP       (ABCdef[0-9][0-9].xyz)
    FILE        -close   -overwrite    /tmp/\1

To ensure that this matches the entire product-identifier, however, you should 
anchor the pattern with beginning-of-string and end-of-string meta-characters:

    EXP       ^(ABCdef[0-9][0-9].xyz)$
    FILE        -close   -overwrite    /tmp/\1

Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: NKK-599220
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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