Problem: FileCompare udv usage

[bfrauneder]

I want to get an alert if a string appears in our daily generated logfile.

To get the name of the logfile I have a FileAvailability test(bf_logfilename) which looks for %dd%_%mm%_%yyyy%* (which is our format for the logfiles)

I have a Global Variable udv_logfilename which is defined as %::bf_logfilename::FileName%

If I make a test with a script to display the Variable name the filename looks ok. (something like 27_08_2007_10_03_50_logfile.txt)

But I need to look for the String "Error" in this file.
So I added a CompareFile Test and set it to alert when contains file.
The filename is set to %udv_logfilename% Translate macros enabled.
Should work i think..
But when I start the test as a reply I get: "File "Fil742a87" not found"

Whats the problem? What have i done wrong?

bernhard

[KS-Soft]

So I added a CompareFile Test and set it to alert when contains file.
The filename is set to %udv_logfilename% Translate macros enabled.
Should work i think..

No, it will not work. HostMonitor resolves %udv_logfilename%, then checks for date macro variables. It does not resolve test related variables (%::bf_logfilename::FileName%). Such variables can be used as parameter of some action but not the test. In other words: action may refer to test parameters or test results; while another test cannot refer to test results.
May be we implement such option in version 7...

Regards
Alex

[bfrauneder]

perhaps you could implement a test to look for a string in all the files of a specific type (eg *.txt)
would help..

any idea how I can solve this issue?

[KS-Soft Europe]

any idea how I can solve this issue?

I would suggest you the following solution.

You should create two test, master and dependant.
1. First test should be a "Shell script", that retrieves the last file name according to the given pattern and place the value into "Reply" field: http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... m#chkShell
To implement this, you have to create new script within "Script Manager" with the following values:
Start cmd: cmd /c %Script% %Params%
Script:

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@echo off
rem %1 - FilePath

set last_file_name=""
for /f "eol=; tokens=*" %%i in ('dir %1 /A-D /B /OD /TW') do SET last_file_name=%%i

IF %last_file_name%=="" (
   echo scriptres:Bad:File not found
) ELSE (
   echo scriptres:Ok:%last_file_name% 
)

Now you should create a "Shell Script" test, and specify the full path into "Params" input box, e.g.: C:\temp\%dd%_%mm%_%yyyy%*
Please, do not forget to enable "Translate macro" option. To this script, you have to assign an alert profile, with "Execute HMS script" action, which should set the %udv_logfilename% variable. You may use the following HMS script:

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SetUserVariable udv_logfilename %Reply%
SaveUserVariables 

Action should be added thru "Good status actions" area.

2. Now you should create a "Compare Files" test, select "Alert when file contains string", specify the file as C:\Temp\%udv_logfilename%, and specify string to find into "String" input box. You also should enable "Translate macros" option. Now you have to specify the foregoing "Shell script" test as a "Master" for this test.
That's all. Everything should work fine.

Regards,
Max