Has any one come across hidden Double Quotes (") in a field and how to remove it?

[ajdyer2000]

Hi.

Has any one come across  hidden Double Quotes (") in a field and how to remove it? (maybe a "sed" regex)

The double quotes don't appear in the Splunk Field or even in an excel csv export.

It only appears when you save the csv as a txt file. 

Apparently Splunk sees it because it adds additional lines in my search.

See below for Excel export and corresponding saved txt 

It looks to be Quoting the contents of the AdminGroup field.  

csv

src_host	AdminGroup
computer1	Domain Admins LocalAdmins

Text file

src_host        AdminGroup
computer1 "Domain Admins
                           LocalAdmins"

[gcusello · Accepted solution]

Hi @ajdyer2000,

you could use a regex like the following (if the values are in a field called "AdminGroup"):

| rex field=AdminGroup "^\"(?<AdminGroup>[^\"]+)\""

Ciao.

Giuseppe

[ajdyer2000]

Thank you  Giuseppe That Worked.

[gcusello]

Hi @ajdyer2000 ,

good for you, see next time!

Ciao and happy splunking

Giuseppe

P.S.: Karma Points are appreciated 😉