[Dxspider-support] How far back does sh/dx go?

[Keith Maton]

I see there’s a variable in /spider/cmd/show/dx.pl called spotcachedays which I assume is the period that spots are cached.

Does anyone know where this variable is defined and can I change it?

Thanks,

73 Keith.

> On 16 May 2024, at 16:29, Keith Maton via Dxspider-support <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> A while ago, I increased the amount of time I keep old spot files in /spider/local_data/spots up to one year, I did this by tweaking the cleanup entry I have in my crontab.
> 
> I wanted to check the date an expedition was last spotted and I just used sh/dx but they weren’t found.   It was definitely within the last year.
> 
> How far back does sh/dx actually search by default please and can this be changed?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 73 Keith
> 
> 
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