[Dxspider-support] CTY-3105 Country Files - 03 March 2021
David Spoelstra
davids at mediamachine.com
Fri Mar 5 01:08:24 CET 2021
Or do:
wget -Nq https://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat
The -N queries the server to see if there is a new version. If there is, it
replaces the current file. Otherwise it doesn't download anything. The -q
is "quiet" so that it doesn't output anything in a batch file.
-David, N9KT
On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 6:59 PM Mike McCarthy, W1NR via Dxspider-support <
dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:
> -O CONCATENATES the file. Delete cty.dat and then wget with no options.
>
> Also delete wpxloc.raw and do
> wget http://www.country-files.com/cty/wpxloc.raw
>
> Mike, W1NR
>
>
>
> On 3/4/2021 3:12 PM, Luigi Carlotto IK5ZUK via Dxspider-support wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > These are the steps I've followed:
> >
> > 1. cd /spider/data
> > 2. wget www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat -O cty.dat
> >
> > (I'm sure that the last cty.dat file is downloaded because I've edited
> > with nano and searching for the "VERSION" string I've found
> > "Guinea-Bissau: 35: 46: AF: 12.02: 14.80: 0.0: J5:
> > J5,=VERSION; ")
> >
> > 3. wget www.country-files.com/cty/wpxloc.raw -O wpxloc.raw
> > 4. ../perl/create_prefix.pl
> > 5. into the spider console, as sysop, done the command "load/prefix"
> >
> > Unfortunately, the output for the "sh/prefix version" is:
> >
> > sh/prefix version
> > VERSION CC: 201 IZ: 54 CZ: 29 LL: 12 9 S 96 49 E NH87 (VERSION,
> > Cocos-Keeling-)
> > (IK5ZUK-1) de IK5ZUK-6 4-Mar-2021 1706Z dxspider >
> >
> > IMHO this means that the new database is not loaded, at least. I don't
> > know what I'm doing wrong...
> >
> > For completeness: I've tried to delete the file
> > /spider/local_data/prefix_data.pl and run one more time the
> > create_prefix and load/prefix, but nothing is changed.
> >
> > I don't know what else to try...
> >
> > 73 Luigi IK5ZUK
> >
> > Il 04/03/2021 03:14, David Spoelstra via Dxspider-support ha scritto:
> >> OK, found the problem. I was using http vs https when I fetched the
> >> file - that made all the difference.
> >>
> >> If anyone wants to use my DXSpider cron, you are most welcome. Just to
> >> make sure everyone understands, you can put a crontab in
> >> /spider/local_cmd/ and it will run. I put all my DXSpider stuff in
> >> there to keep everything dealing with DXSpider in one place.
> >>
> >> My DXSpider crontab in /spider/local_cmd/:
> >>
> >> # /spider/local_cmd/crontab
> >> # MAKE SURE /spider/cmd_import EXISTS!
> >> # min, hour, day-of-month, month, day-of-week (0=Sun)
> >> # TIME IS UTC!
> >>
> >> # Connect to other nodes
> >> * * * * * start_connect('w9pa') unless connected('w9pa')
> >> * * * * * start_connect('wb3ffv') unless connected('wb3ffv')
> >> * * * * * start_connect('ky4xx') unless connected('ky4xx')
> >>
> >> # Monday 1am local - Get latest FCC data (W1NR updates Sundays)
> >> 0 5 * * 1 spawn("cd /tmp && wget -Nq ftp://ftp.w1nr.net/usdbraw.gz
> >> <ftp://ftp.w1nr.net/usdbraw.gz> && /spider/perl/create_usdb.pl
> >> <http://create_usdb.pl> usdbraw.gz")
> >> 2 5 * * 1 run_cmd("load/usdb")
> >> 4 5 * * 1 spawn("rm /tmp/usdbraw.gz")
> >>
> >> # Friday 1am local - Get latest Keps to be ready for any contest
> >> 0 5 * * 5 spawn("cd /tmp && wget -Nq
> >> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt
> >> <https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt> &&
> >> /spider/perl/convkeps.pl <http://convkeps.pl> -p nasabare.txt")
> >> 2 5 * * 5 run_cmd("load/keps")
> >> 4 5 * * 5 spawn("rm /tmp/nasabare.txt")
> >>
> >> # Friday 1am local - Get latest cty.dat to be ready for any contest
> >> 6 5 * * 5 spawn("cd /spider/data && wget -Nq
> >> https://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat
> >> <https://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat>")
> >> 8 5 * * 5 spawn("cd /spider/data && wget -Nq
> >> https://www.country-files.com/cty/wpxloc.raw
> >> <https://www.country-files.com/cty/wpxloc.raw>")
> >> 10 5 * * 5 spawn("cd /spider/data && /spider/perl/create_prefix.pl
> >> <http://create_prefix.pl>")
> >> 12 5 * * 5 run_cmd("load/prefixes")
> >>
> >> # Friday 1am local - Update DXSpider to be ready for any contest
> >> 14 5 * * 5 spawn("cd /spider && git reset --hard && git pull")
> >>
> >> -David, N9KT
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 7:54 PM JOSEPH REED via Dxspider-support
> >> <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk <mailto:dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk>>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Interesting,
> >>
> >> The -N means don’t download unless the file is newer. Are you
> >> doing the wget -qn as sysop or another user? I shamelessly use a
> >> crontab script written by another contributor (search the
> >> archives) or email me off list and it just happens without human
> >> intervention. That might be the way to go.
> >>
> >> Joe N9JR
> >>
> >>> On Mar 3, 2021, at 6:00 PM, David Spoelstra via Dxspider-support
> >>> <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk
> >>> <mailto:dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I figured out my problem. For some reason wget doesn't see the
> >>> file as having been changed!
> >>>
> >>> $ wget -N http://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat
> >>> <http://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat>
> >>> --2021-03-03 18:50:45-- http://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat
> >>> <http://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat>
> >>> Resolving www.country-files.com <http://www.country-files.com/>
> >>> (www.country-files.com <http://www.country-files.com/>)...
> >>> 72.52.250.187
> >>> Connecting to www.country-files.com
> >>> <http://www.country-files.com/> (www.country-files.com
> >>> <http://www.country-files.com/>)|72.52.250.187|:80... connected.
> >>> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 304 Not Modified
> >>> File ‘cty.dat’ not modified on server. Omitting download.
> >>>
> >>> It doesn't update the file and inside it shows "C3,=VERSION;"
> >>>
> >>> So, instead I switched to curl and ran:
> >>> curl -Os http://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat
> >>> <http://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat>
> >>>
> >>> This time it updated the file and inside it shows "J5,=VERSION;"
> >>> which is correct and everything now works.
> >>>
> >>> Does anyone know why wget doesn't see the file as having been
> >>> changed? Is it getting that information from the server?
> >>>
> >>> -David, N9KT
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 6:25 PM David Spoelstra
> >>> <davids at mediamachine.com <mailto:davids at mediamachine.com>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> OK, now you guys made me check mine and I'm having problems
> >>> too! I do the following:
> >>> cd /spider/data
> >>> wget -qN http://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat
> >>> <http://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat>
> >>> wget -qN http://www.country-files.com/cty/wpxloc.raw
> >>> <http://www.country-files.com/cty/wpxloc.raw>
> >>> I check the dates and they look correct:
> >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 sysop spider 77K Mar 3 18:03 cty.dat
> >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 sysop spider 538K Mar 3 18:03 wpxloc.raw
> >>>
> >>> I look inside cty.dat and see: C3,=VERSION;
> >>>
> >>> Then I run:
> >>> /spider/perl/create_prefix.pl <http://create_prefix.pl/>
> >>> which updates:
> >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 sysop spider 821K Mar 3 18:15
> >>> prefix_data.pl <http://prefix_data.pl/>
> >>> Then I login to my cluster and run "load/prefixes" which works.
> >>>
> >>> But, when I run "sh/prefix version" I get: VERSION DXCC: 12
> >>> ITU: 27 CQ: 14 LL: 42 35 N 1 37 E (VERSION, Andorra-C3)
> >>> Which doesn't match what you all are getting!
> >>>
> >>> When I looked in prefix_data.pl <http://prefix_data.pl/> I
> see:
> >>> '=VERSION' => '75',
> >>>
> >>> What am I doing wrong?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>> -David, N9KT
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 4:58 PM Luigi Carlotto IK5ZUK via
> >>> Dxspider-support <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk
> >>> <mailto:dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Kjell,
> >>> Thanks for your help.
> >>>
> >>> I've understood now. But however despite having
> >>> downloaded the last cty.dat from the following URL:
> >>>
> >>> https://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat
> >>> <https://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat>
> >>>
> >>> the DXCC entity identifying the version is not
> >>> "Guinea-Bissau-J5" but "Cocos-Keeling-Islands-VK9C": so,
> >>> if I'm not wrong, this means that the cty.dat file
> >>> downloaded is not the last one.
> >>>
> >>> Of course, after cty.dat download in /spider/data, I've
> >>> done the spider/perl/create_prefix.pl
> >>> <http://create_prefix.pl/> and finally, into the spider
> >>> console done the "load/prefix" command.
> >>>
> >>> Kjell, please could you tell me the exact path for
> >>> downloading the last cty.dat file ?
> >>>
> >>> Thank you and sorry for noise to the others.
> >>>
> >>> 73 Luigi IK5ZUK
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Il 03/03/2021 22:17, Kjell Jarl via Dxspider-support ha
> >>> scritto:
> >>>>
> >>>> Follow the path Jim outlined
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ---- Luigi Carlotto IK5ZUK via Dxspider-support skrev ----
> >>>>
> >>>> Sorry Guys,
> >>>> below is the output for "sh/prefix version" done in my
> >>>> spider:
> >>>>
> >>>> sh/prefix version
> >>>> VERSION CC: 201 IZ: 54 CZ: 29 LL: 12 9 S 96 49 E NH87
> >>>> (VERSION,
> >>>> Cocos-Keeling-)
> >>>> (IK5ZUK-1) de IK5ZUK-6 3-Mar-2021 2040Z dxspider >
> >>>>
> >>>> Where is the version number ?
> >>>>
> >>>> 73 Luigi IK5ZUK
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Il 03/03/2021 21:37, Dirk Koopman via Dxspider-support
> >>>> ha scritto:
> >>>> > SH/PREFIX VERSION will also work. A rather off the
> >>>> wall SH/MOON
> >>>> > VERSION also works :-)
> >>>> >
> >>>> > In fact any command that would show a location as part
> >>>> of its output
> >>>> > will work.
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Dirk
> >>>> >
> >>>> > On 03/03/2021 20:27, Jim Reisert AD1C via
> >>>> Dxspider-support wrote:
> >>>> >>> A question: I'm running DxSpider software, is there
> >>>> a command to see
> >>>> >>> what is the CTY version installed into the system ?
> >>>> >> One of these may work:
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> (*) SH/H VERSION
> >>>> >> (*) SH/SUN VERSION
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> (*) These are CC Cluster commands, but I think DX
> >>>> Spider uses the
> >>>> >> same ones.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> The callsign VERSION will be identified as a
> >>>> particular DXCC entity,
> >>>> >> which is always listed at the top of the release
> >>>> notes, for example:
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> https://www.country-files.com/cty-3105-03-march-2021/
> >>>> <https://www.country-files.com/cty-3105-03-march-2021/>
> >>>> >> VER20210303, Version entity is Guinea-Bissau, J5
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> So it's easy to tell if you have (or do not have) the
> >>>> latest version
> >>>> >> of the country file, but if the version entity does
> >>>> NOT match, you
> >>>> >> will have go searching the older release notes to
> >>>> find out which
> >>>> >> version you DO have installed. There is a search box
> >>>> in the
> >>>> >> upper-right hand corner of the web page I listed
> >>>> above, type in
> >>>> >> Version Entity and you will see them for each release.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >
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