NOAA-reports

[richard_newberry]

Hi,

Can NOAA-reports be uploaded via ftp by using ftpd on debian because I use a script at the moment and every month I have to change it to the number of the month i.e. 03 04 etc. Does ftp work? because at the moment it doesn't.

Many Thanks.

[steve]

Does ftp work? because at the moment it doesn't.

If you mean the automatic ftp of NOAA-style reports by Cumulus MX, then yes, it works for me and for many others. Turn on debug logging and ftp logging, and then after the next upload, zip up the MXdiags folder and attach it along with the ftp log. In the meanwhile, you could show what settings you have in "Web/FTP settings" in the internet settings, and the file formats and ftp directory (and the settings between those) in the NOAA report settings.

I'm assuming that as you specifically mention NOAA reports that the ftp of your web pages etc is working OK?

[richard_newberry]

Thanks Steve for the reply.

This might sound odd but i use a cron script everyday to copy the reports from /home/cumulus/reports to /var/www/NOAA-reports at the beginning of a new month i gotta change the month in the cron script. I wont have time to keep changing it when my son arrives. So im only using ftp for NOAA-reports.

[steve]

You can't just use ftp for NOAA reports, it does the ftp at the next ftp update after midnight. It doesn't sound like you're using ftp anyway - you say your script copies the file (which makes sense as it's the same machine). But in any case, you could presumably change your script so that it works out what the correct filename is.

[richard_newberry]

What script can I use to determine which filename to you at the minute I have this.

@daily cp /home/cumulus/CumulusMX/Reports/NOAAMO0416.txt /var/www/NOAA-reports

[rogerthn]

What script can I use to determine which filename to you at the minute I have this.

@daily cp /home/cumulus/CumulusMX/Reports/NOAAMO0416.txt /var/www/NOAA-reports

Maybe something like?

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@daily               cp /home/cumulus/CumulusMX/Reports/NOAAMO$(date +%m%d).txt /var/www/NOAA-reports

[steve]

Don't forget that on the first of the month you need to copy the report from the previous month, so the script should always use yesterday's date.

[rogerthn]

Don't forget that on the first of the month you need to copy the report from the previous month, so the script should always use yesterday's date.

OK, then something like?
@daily cp /home/cumulus/CumulusMX/Reports/NOAAMO$(date --date="1 days ago" +%m%d).txt /var/www/NOAA-reports

[richard_newberry]

Thanks Rogerthn,

Let you know if it works OK.

[rogerthn]

Thanks Rogerthn,

Let you know if it works OK.

Great!
It should even be possible to do

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@daily cp -v /home/cumulus/CumulusMX/Reports/NOAAMO$(date --date="1 days ago" +%m%d).txt /var/www/NOAA-reports > /tmp/NOAA-reports.log 2>&1

To get a log for the last copy.

[richard_newberry]

Ok thanks. I will do it before 12am.

[richard_newberry]

The script doesnt execute @daily but works if i manually execute it. Is it a problem with cron?

I changed %d to %y cus its 0416 etc.

Also do you need -v after @daily?

Thanks

[rogerthn]

The script doesnt execute @daily but works if i manually execute it. Is it a problem with cron?

Anything in /tmp/NOAA-reports.log?

I changed %d to %y cus its 0416 etc.

My knowledge regarding NOAA-reports = 0
0416 as in April 2016?
When does the file get updates?
When does the filename change?

Also do you need -v after @daily?

-v (or --verbose) explain what is being done
i.e. If you want to see what has happended is should be there after cp.

[richard_newberry]

‘/home/cumulus/CumulusMX/Reports/NOAAMO0516.txt’ -> ‘/var/www/NOAA-reports/NOAAMO0516.txt’

[richard_newberry]

No nothing is in /tmp/NOAA-reports.log it's like it doesn't execute in cron under user cumulus

but If I do it when I login as cumulus and put the command in without @daily it works but in the /tmp/NOAA-reports.log it's got weird characters in it as shown in the post previous.