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CSV timestamp based on 2 columns

aasabatini
Motivator

Hi folks,

I need an help, I have to index a csv file, currently this csv file have a column for a date and another one for the hous, I need to merge these to columns to extract the timestamp aat index time with a props file.

Example

Field 1  datehour
abc16-06-202116:00  17:00
abc16-06-2021 16:00  17:00
abcetc....etc...
abcetc...etc...

 

on the hour column I need only the first value

thanks in advance

Ale

“The answer is out there, Neo, and it’s looking for you, and it will find you if you want it to.”
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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

props.conf has settings for that.

[mysourcetype]
INDEXED_EXTRACTIONS = CSV
TIMESTAMP_FIELDS = date,hour
TIME_FORMAT = %d-%m-%Y,%H:%M

I'm not 100% certain about the separator to use in TIME_FORMAT so the comma may have to change.

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

props.conf has settings for that.

[mysourcetype]
INDEXED_EXTRACTIONS = CSV
TIMESTAMP_FIELDS = date,hour
TIME_FORMAT = %d-%m-%Y,%H:%M

I'm not 100% certain about the separator to use in TIME_FORMAT so the comma may have to change.

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If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.

aasabatini
Motivator

Thanks @richgalloway 

works fine!

Ale

“The answer is out there, Neo, and it’s looking for you, and it will find you if you want it to.”
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