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Mark, in my last message, i forgot the -p flag, this is the correct syntax, % ldmadmin pqactcheck -p /usr/local/ldm/etc/pqact.netcdf of course you need to set the path correctly. robb... On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, Mark Seefeldt wrote: > Robb, > > The tip on searching for the process ID in the log file was excellent. > It does not show up on any recent log files, but it does show up on the > file from when the ldm was restarted: > ldmd.log.5:Nov 18 20:20:46 foehn pqact[7584] NOTE: Starting Up > ldmd.log.5:Nov 18 20:20:46 foehn pqact[7584] NOTE: Configuration-file > "etc/pqact.netcdf" has no entries. You should probably not start this > program instead. > > I have attached the ldmd.conf and the pqact.netcdf files to provide some > help. It appears to me that there are entries in pqact.netcdf, and that > it is properly called from ldmd.conf. Obviously something is not write. > > To verify that the spelling jives, I did a listing of the etc directory: > [ldm@foehn etc]$ ls -l > total 344 > drwxr-xr-x 2 ldm met-apps 4096 Apr 25 2005 6.1.0 > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm met-apps 3116 Apr 22 2005 ldmadmin-pl.conf > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm met-apps 3118 Apr 22 2005 ldmadmin-pl.conf.orig > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm met-apps 4570 Nov 17 17:47 ldmd.conf > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm met-apps 4361 May 9 2005 ldmd.conf.20050509 > drwxr-xr-x 2 ldm met-apps 4096 Nov 17 17:55 netcdf > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm met-apps 1622 Nov 10 14:19 netcheck.conf > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm met-apps 1622 Nov 10 14:19 netcheck.conf.dist > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm met-apps 3970 Nov 10 15:50 pqact.conf > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm met-apps 3966 May 2 2005 pqact.conf1 > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm met-apps 3965 May 2 2005 pqact.conf2 > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm met-apps 86663 Nov 10 12:20 pqact.gempak > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm met-apps 82423 Apr 25 2005 pqact.gempak.5.8.1 > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm met-apps 86663 Nov 10 12:20 pqact.gempak.5.8.3a > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm met-apps 4216 Nov 17 17:55 pqact.netcdf > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm met-apps 3771 Nov 17 16:33 pqact.netcdf.unidata > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm met-apps 668 Nov 10 16:11 scour.conf > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm met-apps 623 Nov 10 14:19 scour.conf.dist > > Please let me know as to the other suggestions as to where I should look > for problems. > > Thanks > > Mark > > > Robb Kambic wrote: > > On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, Mark Seefeldt wrote: > > > >> Robb, > >> > >> Thank you for the NetCDF decoder pqact entries. I am currently not > >> producing any of the output files. > >> > >> Information: > >> -LDM 6.4.3 on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.4 > >> -installed: > >> netcdf-3.6.0-p1 > >> netcdf-perl-1.2.3 > >> udunits-1.12.4 > >> decoders-4.0.0 > >> -I placed the pqact entries into a separate pqact file named > >> pqact.netcdf. This file is attached. > >> -The pqact.netcdf file is then called from ldmd.conf with the following: > >> exec "pqact etc/pqact.netcdf" > >> -When I do a process listing I see: > >> ldm 7584 7580 0 Nov18 ? 00:12:38 pqact etc/pqact.netcdf > >> > >> Are there any log files or other places where I can start looking to > >> find out why none of the netcdf files are being produced? > > > > Mark, > > > > the first place to look is the ~ldm/logs/ldmd.log file, the pqact will > > send it errors to it. one can track the error by looking at the PID of the > > pqact etc/pqact.netcdf process. > > > > also check the pqact.netcdf that there are tabs not spaces between entry > > parts because spaces could be part of pattern action. ie. > > > > DDS|IDS<tab here>^S(A....|P....|XUS8.) .... ([0-3][0-9]) > > <tab here>PIPE<tab here>decoders/metar2nc.new1 > > <tab here>etc/metar.cdl.new1 > > <tab here>data/pub/decoded/netcdf/surface/metar > > > > make sure all the decoder table files and cdl files are in the ~ldm/etc > > directory. they are located in the ~/etc directory in the build location. > > > > from the ldm home directory, run the decoder from command line, ie > > > > % decoders/metar2nc.new1 etc/metar.cdl.new1 > > data/pub/decoded/netcdf/surface/metar < <raw data file> > > > > above is on one line > > > > > > robb... > > > > > >> Thanks > >> > >> Mark Seefeldt > >> > >> Robb Kambic wrote: > >>> On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, Unidata Support wrote: > >>> > >>>> Robb, > >>>> > >>>> See second paragraph for request of pqact entries for NC decoders 4.0.0. > >>>> > >>>> ------- Forwarded Message > >>>> > >>>>> To: Unidata Support <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>> From: Mark Seefeldt <mark.seefeldt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>> Subject: NetCDF decoder pqact entries > >>>>> Organization: UCAR/Unidata > >>>>> Keywords: 200511172016.jAHKGG7s010277 > >>>> I am currently running LDM 6.4.3. I have also intalled GEMPAK 5.8.3a. > >>>> I used the gen_pqact.csh script to create a pqact file to create the > >>>> GEMPAK files. All appears to be working very well with that. > >>>> > >>>> I have recently installed the NetCDF Decoders 4.0.0 (along with the > >>>> necessary netCDF, UDUNITS, and Perl-netCDF packages. I would now like > >>>> to create a pqact file/entries for the netCDF files. I have discovered > >>>> the file gribtonc.entries which appears to have the necessary entries > >>>> for the GRIB files. Is this correct? Other than making changes for the > >>>> local filesystem, is there anything else that I need to do to implement > >>>> these pqact entries? Are there any similar sample entries for the > >>>> non-GRIB products? > >>> > >>> Mark, > >>> > >>> the documentation was sent out with the release, maybe i should include it > >>> some where on the web page. i'll attach the list of pqact actions for > >>> both the text bulletions and the model files. > >>> > >>> robb... > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> If there is a document already present to answer these questions, feel > >>>> free to point me that direction. I was not able to find any in my > >>>> search. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks > >>>> > >>>> Mark > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the > >>>> Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available > >>>> through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made > >>>> available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us. > >>>> > >>>> ------- End of Forwarded Message > >>>> > >>> ============================================================================== > >>> Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center > >>> Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric > >>> Research > >>> rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ > >>> ============================================================================== > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>> > >>> # > >>> # surface data in netCDF format > >>> # > >>> # metar decoder, creates NetCDF files formated > >>> Surface_METAR_yyyymmdd_hh00.nc > >>> # All aviation reports including metar tests. old netcdf file format > >>> DDS|IDS ^S(A....|P....|XUS8.) .... ([0-3][0-9]) > >>> PIPE decoders/metar2nc > >>> etc/metar.cdl > >>> data/pub/decoded/netcdf/surface/metarold > >>> # > >>> # metar decoder, creates NetCDF files with new CDL format on a daily basis > >>> # formated data/decoded/yyyymmdd_metar.nc > >>> DDS|IDS ^S(A....|P....|XUS8.) .... ([0-3][0-9]) > >>> PIPE decoders/metar2nc.new1 > >>> etc/metar.cdl.new1 > >>> data/pub/decoded/netcdf/surface/metar > >>> # > >>> # upper air perl decoder > >>> DDS|IDS ^U[ABDEFGHIJKLMPQRSTXZ].... .... ([0-3][0-9]) > >>> PIPE decoders/ua2nc > >>> etc/raob.cdl > >>> data/pub/decoded/netcdf/upperair > >>> # > >>> # buoy reports in yymmddhh_buoy.nc decoded into NetCDF format > >>> DDS|IDS ^S[NS].... .... ([0-3][0-9]) > >>> PIPE decoders/buoy2nc > >>> etc/buoy.cdl > >>> data/pub/decoded/netcdf/surface/buoy > >>> # > >>> # Synoptic reports in yymmddhh_syn.nc decoded into NetCDF format > >>> DDS|IDS ^SM.... .... ([0-3][0-9]) > >>> PIPE decoders/syn2nc > >>> etc/syn.cdl > >>> data/pub/decoded/netcdf/surface/synoptic > >>> # > >>> # grid data in netCDF format > >>> # > >>> # GFS grid on Lambert conformal CONUS grid replacing avn-q > >>> HRS ^Y.Q... KWB. (..)(..).*/m(AVN|SSIAVN|GFS|SSIGFS) > >>> PIPE decoders/gribtonc > >>> etc/gfs_211.cdl > >>> > >>> data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/GFS/CONUS_80km/GFS_CONUS_80km_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc > >>> # > >>> # GFS grid on thinned grids, interpolated to global 5.0 x 2.5 regular grid > >>> HRS ^H.[I-P]... KWB. (..)(..).*/m(AVN|SSIAVN|GFS|SSIGFS) > >>> PIPE decoders/gribtonc > >>> -q "lin,dlat=2.5,dlon=5.0" etc/gfs_37-44.cdl > >>> > >>> data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/GFS/Global_5x2p5deg/GFS_Global_5x2p5deg_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc > >>> # > >>> # ECMWF grid on global 2.5 x 2.5 degree grid > >>> HRS ^H.[A-L]... ECMF (..)(..) > >>> PIPE decoders/gribtonc > >>> etc/ecmwf_1-12.cdl > >>> > >>> data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/ECMWF/Global_2p5/ECMWF_Global_2p5_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc > >>> # > >>> # ETA grid on Lambert conformal CONUS grid > >>> HRS ^Y.Q... KWB. (..)(..).*/m(ETA|NAM) > >>> PIPE decoders/gribtonc > >>> etc/eta_211.cdl > >>> > >>> data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/NAM/CONUS_80km/NAM_CONUS_80km_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc > >>> # > >>> # GFS grid on global 5.0 x 5.0 degree grid > >>> HRS ^H.[EF]... KWB. (..)(..) > >>> PIPE decoders/gribtonc > >>> etc/gfs_25-26.cdl > >>> > >>> data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/GFS/Extended_Global_5p0deg/GFS_Extended_Global_5p0deg_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc > >>> # > >>> # NGM grid on Lambert conformal CONUS grid > >>> #HRS ^Y.Q... KWB. (..)(..).*/mNGM > >>> # PIPE decoders/gribtonc > >>> # etc/ngm_211.cdl > >>> # > >>> data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/NGM/CONUS_80km/NGM_CONUS_80km_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc > >>> # > >>> # NOW and PWAV grids on global 5.0 x 2.5 degree grids > >>> HRS ^H.[A-D]... .... (..)(..).*(/mNOW|/mPWAV) > >>> PIPE decoders/gribtonc > >>> etc/ocean_21-24.cdl > >>> > >>> data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/OCEAN/Global_5x2p5deg/OCEAN_Global_5x2p5deg_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc > >>> # > >>> # RUC grid on Lambert conformal CONUS grid > >>> HRS ^[YZ].Q... KWB. (..)(..).*/mRUC > >>> PIPE decoders/gribtonc > >>> etc/ruc_211.cdl > >>> > >>> data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/RUC/CONUS_80km/RUC_CONUS_80km_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc > >>> # > >>> # RUC2 grid on Lambert conformal CONUS grid > >>> HRS ^Y.W... KWB. (..)(..).*/mRUC2 > >>> PIPE decoders/gribtonc > >>> etc/ruc2_236.cdl > >>> > >>> data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/RUC2/CONUS_40km/RUC2_CONUS_40km_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc > >>> # > >>> # SST grid on global 5.0 x 2.5 degree grids > >>> HRS ^H.[A-D]... .... (..)(..).*/mSST > >>> PIPE decoders/gribtonc > >>> etc/sst_21-24.cdl > >>> > >>> data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/SST/Global_5x2p5deg/SST_Global_5x2p5deg_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc > >>> # > >>> # SST grid on global 2.0 x 2.0 degree grid > >>> HRS ^H.[T-W]... .... (..)(..).*/mSST > >>> PIPE decoders/gribtonc > >>> etc/sst_61-64.cdl > >>> > >>> data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/SST/Global_2x2deg/SST_Global_2x2deg_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc > >>> # > > ============================================================================== Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ ==============================================================================
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