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NovaStar Program Reference / Data Analysis / month_update


Overview

The month_update program computes monthly totals for precipitation points. The monthly total is stored in a file in the PRECIPRPTS directory. Each point has its own unique monthly total file. The filename is in the form month####.dat where #### is the blank padded point number.

Command Line Usage

The command line syntax is:

month_update PointNumId... [parameters]
month_update -X ListFile [parameters]
month_update -g Group# [parameters]
month_update -g all [parameters]

Command line parameters are as follows.

month_update Command Line Parameters

Parameter             Description Default
PointNumId... List of one or more point numerical identifiers separated by spaces.
-X ListFile Name of file listing point numerical identifiers.
-g Group# Group number, multiple groups allowed (0 for list).
-g all Process all defined precipitation points in the database.
-d[#] Increase or set diagnostic message display level.
-help
--help
Print this usage.
-n #Months Number of months to totalize. 1
-q Quiet mode. Do NOT display status messages on screen.
-ts MM/YYYY Month and year for report. Current month.
--version Print the program version.

Examples

Scheduling

The program can be run on a schedule.

NovaStar Administrator Interface

Troubleshooting

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