I set up an interface to send to a file and it sends to a new file every hour.
Is there a way to have it send to the same file for 24 hours before changing? I have tried the advanced settings and set that to 23hrs 59min but to no avail.
In using a TCL proc you will have total control over all the attributes related to the file. Place the proc in the outbound tab in the configuration tool.
One tip I would provide. The DRIVERCTL string IS a keyed list. The problem with setting keyed lists by hand is there are so many opened and closed curly brackets that it easy to make an error. I prefer:
keylset dvr_ctl_str FILESET.OBFILE $dvr_ctl_str
and let Tcl provide the curly brackets.
With that said you could also use a OB UPoC driver setup to run the same proc in both read and write mode. In write (Tcl run) mode simply write (append) the message to a file name saved in global. In read (Tcl time) mode you can rename the file and move the old file to some other destination.
While the Fileset option or UPoC option will both work, the UPoC option provides an option to do more if needed.
Many ways to do the same thing. You have to choose what is best for your particular case. As I have said, that is why they pay you the big bucks 😛
That is very good advice. I had long ago tried to do keyed lists without the commands. It gets ugly fast. I too encourage that using the key commands is the best and easiest way to handle keyed lists.
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