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Re: 20000519: pqact.conf EXEC question (fwd)
- Subject: Re: 20000519: pqact.conf EXEC question (fwd)
- Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 13:10:42 -0600
Greg Thompson wrote:
> > Hi Greg,
> >
> > I need to add one more comment about your pqact.conf entry to our previous
> > discussion. Even if the input and output redirection were to work,
> > (although we've already established that
> > it won't) there might be another bug. (Or perhaps it's a feature from
> > your perspective...) There may be several products that will match the
> > ^[AF]SUS0[12] pattern. For each one,
> > pqact.conf will spawn another my_decode.pl process. From the way the
> > entry is written, each my_decode.pl process will be trying to write to the
> > same file. The results could be quite
> > scrambled. FYI.
>
> what a shame that I cannot do redirection - please address this someday
> for the EXEC option after all, I could not do in FORTRAN what I'll be
> doing in Perl with this decoder. Alternatively, I'd have to use a
> few line shell script where I could place the redirection.
>
> Meanwhile, I'm aware of the consequences with spawning a new proc each time.
> It should be fine as this header has very little volume and low update
> frequency.
>
> Thanks
>
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Greg,
I feel your pain! Your point is well taken, and your request is noted.
Anne
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