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Extract data from a string that has variable length

madakkas
Explorer

Hi I have the below data , and am trying to extract the below

Start lsakjdf sdlkj sd CODE=CODE1 ksdjf ksajfd sakjdf
Start $jdf$ ssfjdlkj sd CODE=CODE2 ksdjf ksajfd sakjdf
Start lsakjdf CODE=CODE3 ksdjf ksajfd sakjdf
Start lsakj44 sdlkj sdah sd CODE=CODE4 ksdjf ksajfd sakjdf

CODE=CODE1
CODE=CODE2
CODE=CODE3
CODE=CODE4

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p_gurav
Champion

Did you try below regex:

| rex field=_raw "(?P<data>\w+=\w+)"

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p_gurav
Champion

Did you try below regex:

| rex field=_raw "(?P<data>\w+=\w+)"
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madakkas
Explorer

that did work ,

I set it up using the below as well

|eval CODE = trim(substr(mvindex(split(MSGTXT," "),mvfind(split(MSGTXT," "),"CODE=")),0,10))

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damien_chillet
Builder

Are you looking for a regex? (?P<data>\w+=\w+) maybe?

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madakkas
Explorer

I am fine with any approach as far as i get my result.

regex as well is fine.

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