Error in 'bin' command: The value for option span (-1s) is invalid.

[sachinsingh2005]

I get the following error when I am taking the time and span value dynamically using tokens.

Error in 'bin' command: The value for option span (-1s) is invalid.

[stephane_cyrill]

This is a form where you have a search string like yours and an input text for the value of span. take a look .it may help you

<form>
  <label>duration</label>
  <fieldset submitButton="false">
    <input type="text" token="duration" searchWhenChanged="true"></input>
  </fieldset>
  <row>
    <panel>
      <chart>
        <search>
          <query>index=_internal|timechart span=$duration$ c</query>
        </search>
        <option name="charting.axisLabelsX.majorLabelStyle.overflowMode">ellipsisNone</option>
        <option name="charting.axisLabelsX.majorLabelStyle.rotation">0</option>
        <option name="charting.axisTitleX.visibility">visible</option>
        <option name="charting.axisTitleY.visibility">visible</option>
        <option name="charting.axisTitleY2.visibility">visible</option>
        <option name="charting.axisX.scale">linear</option>
        <option name="charting.axisY.scale">linear</option>
        <option name="charting.axisY2.enabled">false</option>
        <option name="charting.axisY2.scale">inherit</option>
        <option name="charting.chart">column</option>
        <option name="charting.chart.bubbleMaximumSize">50</option>
        <option name="charting.chart.bubbleMinimumSize">10</option>
        <option name="charting.chart.bubbleSizeBy">area</option>
        <option name="charting.chart.nullValueMode">gaps</option>
        <option name="charting.chart.sliceCollapsingThreshold">0.01</option>
        <option name="charting.chart.stackMode">default</option>
        <option name="charting.chart.style">shiny</option>
        <option name="charting.drilldown">all</option>
        <option name="charting.layout.splitSeries">0</option>
        <option name="charting.legend.labelStyle.overflowMode">ellipsisMiddle</option>
        <option name="charting.legend.placement">right</option>
      </chart>
    </panel>
  </row>
</form>

[gyslainlatsa · Accepted solution]

span is a time separator or time scale and therefore can not take negative values or 0. Try to select a time span=1s and you will see that you will not have this error message. Subsequently avoid negative or zero values in the token period, otherwise you will always have this error message.

[gyslainlatsa]

hi sachinsingh2005,
please send me your file many_sourcetypes.csv atgyslainko@gmail.com, i am try to check your query
thanks,
please forgive my english

[sachinsingh2005]

Hi gyslainlatsa,

I know this and i am not giving any negative value there.

i am giving there "5s" and after clicking on search button it is giving me this error. i don't know why this is coming.