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Powershell Resource kit Search has Max 100 results

jkcouch
Explorer

I have been playing around with the powershell resource kit, trying to use it as a searching interface to use with automation. I am trying to get results in exess of 100 events. Even with the use of the -MaxReturnCount option, it only returns up to 100 (allows to decrease from 100, but not increase above). I have found several other posts on modifying this but not in the powershell resource kit.

As I look at the splunk-core .psm1 file i can see where we could edit the $PostString variable, but thought I should report this as a possible bug.

Example script:

$credential = Get-Credential
Connect-Splunk -Credential $credential –ComputerName Computername
$connection = Get-SplunkConnectionObject
$search = $Connection | Search-Splunk -Search 'source="PS_VMHost_Config" earliest=-10d@d latest=now'-MaxTime 30 -MaxReturnCount 30 -Verbose

Any assistance would be great!

Tags (3)

cohatch
Engager

It seems the powershell parameter maxreturncount creates the header addition "max_count=" when it should simply add "count="

halr9000
Motivator
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halr9000
Motivator

TY Drainy 🙂

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Drainy
Champion

Switcharooed to an answer

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halr9000
Motivator

@cohatch, why don't you type this up as an Answer so that others can vote on it. I assume that you are talking about changing splunk-search.psm1, line 93 from "max_count" to "count", correct? Write that up as an answer, confirm that you've tested it, and I'll commit it to Github. TIA

bsonposh
Communicator

Thanks jkcouch. I will get this fixed. I thought we added an override for this but I believe you are you correct.

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jkcouch
Explorer

cohatch - that fixed it for me too. Thanks!

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cohatch
Engager

Any update on this? Thanks.

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jkcouch
Explorer

Thanks Brandon!

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