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How to separate a string which contains multiple value but doesn't have delimiter to separate

Kamal06
Engager

Hi All,

I want to separate a field which contains multiple value within it but doesn't have delimiter on it.

Example:

| makeresults

| eval field1="example1@splunk.com

example@splunk.com

sample@splunk.com

scheduler"

I have tried to use | eval split = split(field1, " "). But nothing works, Kindly help me out on this like how to separate this single string field as MV field.

Thanks in Advance 

 

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bowesmana
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

If there is really no delimiter, you can't, but in your case, there is a delimiter, which I am assuming in your example is the line feed at the end of each row. You can either do this by putting a line feed as the split delimiter

| makeresults
| eval field1="example1@splunk.com
example@splunk.com
sample@splunk.com
scheduler"
| eval x=split(field1, "
")
| eval field1_items=mvcount(field1), fieldx_items=mvcount(x)

or you can use replace+split to change the line feed into something easier to split with, e.g. 

| eval x=split(replace(field1, "\n", "#!#"), "#!#")

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bowesmana
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

If there is really no delimiter, you can't, but in your case, there is a delimiter, which I am assuming in your example is the line feed at the end of each row. You can either do this by putting a line feed as the split delimiter

| makeresults
| eval field1="example1@splunk.com
example@splunk.com
sample@splunk.com
scheduler"
| eval x=split(field1, "
")
| eval field1_items=mvcount(field1), fieldx_items=mvcount(x)

or you can use replace+split to change the line feed into something easier to split with, e.g. 

| eval x=split(replace(field1, "\n", "#!#"), "#!#")
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