Data Archive Administration

Specify a start time for the output file

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To specify the start time for the output file, use the -ost flag with the piarchss command.

piarchss -ost option

Where option is one of the following:

Option	Description
input	Sets the start time to the start time of the input file. This is the default behavior.
event	Sets the start time to the time of the first event in the input file.
time	Sets the start time to the specified time string. The following rules apply: Specify times in fixed or reference PI time format. Time offsets are not supported. Enclose times that contain spaces in double quotes. If only a date is specified, the time defaults to 00:00:00 (midnight). Output file start and end times must differ by at least one second. Example time strings: "22-JAN-17 23:59:59" 23-JAN-17 21-Feb
NFE	Sets the start time to the time of the first event that passes the time filter.

For example, the following command specifies the output archive start and end times.

piarchss -if D:\pi\dat\bigfile.dat -of D:\pi\dat\january.dat
-filter_ex "1-jan-02" "1-Feb-02" -ost "1-jan-02" -oet "1-feb-02"

Note: If the start or end time contains a space, for example 1-Jan-02 12:00:00, you must enclose the date string in double quotes.