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extract date from filename in Splunk with customized datetime.xml?

azaki
Explorer

hey All
i want to extract date from filename the file name is as following :
filename xxx9935_20190223.txt
datetime.xml is as following:

<datetime>
<define name="mynewdate" extract="year, month, day">
     <text><![CDATA[(?:^|source::).*?(?<!\d|\d\.|-)(?:20)?([901]\d)(0\d|1[012])([012]\d|3[01])(?!\d|-| {2,})]]></text>
</define>
<timePatterns>
     <use name="mynewdate"/>
</timePatterns>
<datePatterns>
     <use name="mynewdate"/>
</datePatterns>
</datetime>

and i edited the props.conf to be look like this

DATETIME_CONFIG = /etc/apps/mashreq_atm/default/datetime.xml

could any one check why this isn't working?

1 Solution

azaki
Explorer
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azaki
Explorer

the problem is solved by following the steps in here recommended from the support:
https://www.splunk.com/blog/2009/12/02/configure-splunk-to-pull-a-date-out-of-a-non-standard-filenam...

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