[ldm-users] pqsurf issue

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• Subject: [ldm-users] pqsurf issue
• From: Bruce Haynie <bruce.haynie@xxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:12:53 -0600

Howdy!

We have a pqsurf problem we've been attempting to solve without much luck.
 Our goal is to split out mesonet metars into individual files to store in
a database.  Mesonet data is available in the EXP feed.  Tailing the
pqsurf.log file as mesonet data arrives shows that the appropriate file is
being read by pqsurf, but the FILE action is not working.  We have tried a
number of combinations.  The current ldmd.conf and pqsurf.conf entries
follow:

EXEC    "pqsurf -v -f WMO -l /usr/local/ldm/var/logs/pqsurf.log -q
/usr/local/ldm/var/queues/ldm.pq -Q /usr/local/ldm/var/queues/pqsurf.pq -p
^S(A....|P....|XUS8.|XUS91|AEM31|AFR..)"
EXEC    "pqsurf -v -f EXP -l /usr/local/ldm/var/logs/pqsurf.log -q
/usr/local/ldm/var/queues/ldm.pq -Q /usr/local/ldm/var/queues/pqsurf.pq -p
(TX.TTUmeso) /usr/local/ldm/etc/pqsurf.conf_mesonet"

EXP     ^TX\.TTUmeso([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])\.mtr
        FILE    /data/text/metars/(\3:yyyy)(\3:mm)\2\3.\1.metar
EXP     ^TX\.TTUmeso([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])\.mtr
        EXEC    /usr/local/ldm/scripts/metar.pl(\3:yyyy)(\3:mm)\2\3.\1.metar

We are using pqsurf successfully to split out WMO metars.  Here's a sample
of our pqsurf log file when mesonet data arrives:

Jan 23 21:10:05 pqsurf[9714] INFO:     4235 20120123211005.395     EXP 000
 TX.TTUmeso232105.mtr
Jan 23 21:10:05 pqact[9719] INFO:       75 20120123211005.395     EXP 001
 metar XARS 232110
Jan 23 21:10:05 pqact[9719] INFO:       75 20120123211005.395     EXP 002
 metar XAMH 232110
Jan 23 21:10:05 pqact[9719] INFO:       72 20120123211005.395     EXP 003
 metar XANS 232110
Jan 23 21:10:05 pqact[9719] INFO:       72 20120123211005.395     EXP 004
 metar XAOS 232110
Jan 23 21:10:05 pqact[9719] INFO:       75 20120123211005.395     EXP 005
 metar XASR 232110
Jan 23 21:10:05 pqact[9719] INFO:       72 20120123211005.395     EXP 006
 metar XBI1 232110
Jan 23 21:10:05 pqact[9719] INFO:       75 20120123211005.395     EXP 007
 metar XBWS 232110
Jan 23 21:10:05 pqact[9719] INFO:       75 20120123211005.395     EXP 008
 metar XCXS 232110
Jan 23 21:10:05 pqact[9719] INFO:       75 20120123211005.395     EXP 009
 metar XCES 232110


We were hoping it's just a pattern matching problem.  Any ideas or
suggestions?

Thanks!

Bruce

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Bruce Haynie, NW5S
Electronic Systems Analyst
National Weather Service
Lubbock, TX
Bruce.Haynie@xxxxxxxx