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[McIDAS #QLY-545896]: TXT2MD

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  • Subject: [McIDAS #QLY-545896]: TXT2MD
  • Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2016 14:55:35 -0600
Hi Kway,

re:
> I am getting these errors from txt2md.
> 
> TXT2MD -- BEGIN
> txt2md.k: ERROR WRITING ROW HEADER TO MD FILE:  1001
> txt2md.k: MD FILE SIZE MISMATCH
> 
> What do these errors mean?

The schema for an MD file basically defines how large the file can be
both in terms of file header and data portion, and there will be errors
when a process tries to go past that size.

re:
> I am running a script that keeps adding hourly
> surface data into MDXX1001 file.  But after adding about 6 days or so of
> data, these error occurred.

Write to the next file in the logical spool, MDXX1002 in your case.

Cheers,

Tom
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: QLY-545896
Department: Support McIDAS
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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