https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133590#M27459 <P>do you see my answer? looks like it's lost in space <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Tue, 25 Nov 2014 12:11:51 GMT MuS 2014-11-25T12:11:51Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133587#M27456 <P>Hello, i want to read a txt file in splunk Universal Forwarder with a batch script in splunk Server ?<BR /> could anyone help me please ?<BR /> Thanks</P> Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:27:12 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133587#M27456 Afef 2014-11-25T11:27:12Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133588#M27457 <P>Why would you need a batch script for this? The Splunk UF can read a txt file directly.</P> Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:38:33 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133588#M27457 MuS 2014-11-25T11:38:33Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133589#M27458 <P>I developped a batch script that read .txt files and do some treatment to extract data and then monitor the script by splunk server.</P> Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:43:26 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133589#M27458 Afef 2014-11-25T11:43:26Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133590#M27459 <P>do you see my answer? looks like it's lost in space <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Tue, 25 Nov 2014 12:11:51 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133590#M27459 MuS 2014-11-25T12:11:51Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133591#M27460 <P>i don't see your answer ! <BR /> i see only " Why would you need a batch script for this? The Splunk UF can read a txt file directly. "</P> Tue, 25 Nov 2014 12:25:42 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133591#M27460 Afef 2014-11-25T12:25:42Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133592#M27461 <P>now this is spooky, where are all my comments and answers?!??</P> Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:12:07 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133592#M27461 MuS 2014-11-25T13:12:07Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133593#M27462 <P>Well .. i see them all and you are filling up my mailbox today!</P> Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:14:22 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133593#M27462 lmyrefelt 2014-11-25T13:14:22Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133594#M27463 <P>i don't see any answer !</P> Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:15:18 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133594#M27463 Afef 2014-11-25T13:15:18Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133595#M27464 <P>ooh sorry, correction, just your comments</P> Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:15:46 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133595#M27464 lmyrefelt 2014-11-25T13:15:46Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133596#M27465 <P>next try to answer.....</P> <P>take a look at the docs about scripted inputs <A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.2.0/AdvancedDev/ScriptSetup">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.2.0/AdvancedDev/ScriptSetup</A> this is also valid for the Splunk UF.</P> <P>cheers, MuS</P> Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:19:49 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133596#M27465 MuS 2014-11-25T13:19:49Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133597#M27466 <P>I see only your comments ! could you put the answer as a comment please ? </P> Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:20:19 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133597#M27466 Afef 2014-11-25T13:20:19Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133598#M27467 <P>it's because you used the word 'magic'--it's auto-blocked due to stupid spammers <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":confused_face:">😕</span> (i had to remove it temporarily to be able to post this comment). </P> Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:37:32 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133598#M27467 piebob 2014-11-25T13:37:32Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133599#M27468 <P>HeHe, the über-spam-fighter gets block by anti-spam rules <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:42:52 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133599#M27468 MuS 2014-11-25T13:42:52Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133600#M27469 <P>Thank you <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Wed, 26 Nov 2014 08:06:31 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-could-i-read-a-text-file-in-splunk-Universal-Forwarder-with/m-p/133600#M27469 Afef 2014-11-26T08:06:31Z