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Text can be quoted using single quotes (') to avoid interpretation. so try #/data/#yyyy'/his_'MMdd (but i didnt test it) > John & Co, > > I'm trying to use "dataFormatMark" to match files like: > > c:/data/2009/his_0101.nc > c:/data/2009/his_0102.nc > c:/data/2009/his_0103.nc > > I've tried: > <aggregation dimName="runtime" > type="forecastModelRunCollection" recheckEvery="10min"> > <scan location="c:/data/" suffix=".nc" > dateFormatMark="#/data/#yyyy/his_MMdd" > subdirs="true" olderThan="5 min"/> > </aggregation> > > The "his" text in between the year (yyyy) and the month/day (MMdd) is > a problem that I don't know how to avoid. Is there a way to use ??? > or something to specify characters that you don't want interpreted as > a possible date? > > Thanks, > Rich > -- > Dr. Richard P. Signell (508) 457-2229 > USGS, 384 Woods Hole Rd. > Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598 > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: ZMI-588838 Department: Support THREDDS Priority: Normal Status: Closed