Splunk Search

Help adding pipe "l" for all results

kc_prane
Communicator

Hello  - I am getting the below error. I am trying to add pipe "|"  for all the results.

 Error : Failed to parse templatized search for field 'ResponseTime(ms)'

My search :

 | table PeriodDate VendorName ContractName OccMetricCode Pagekey TransactionType TransactionDatetime ResponseTime(ms) Comment
| foreach * [ eval <<FIELD>>="|".<<FIELD>>."|"] 

 

I am not getting pipe seperated results only for ResponseTime

PeriodDate 

ResponseTime(ms) 

Comment 

|2022/08/30|

0

||

 

Thanks in advance

 

Labels (1)
Tags (1)
0 Karma
1 Solution

ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Try something like this

| table PeriodDate VendorName ContractName OccMetricCode Pagekey TransactionType TransactionDatetime ResponseTime(ms) Comment
| foreach * [ eval "<<FIELD>>"="|".'<<FIELD>>'."|"] 

View solution in original post

bowesmana
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

To add to @ITWhisperer reply. When handling field names that start with numbers, or contain 'odd' characters, e. g. in this case the brackets, (), you need to use single quote characters on the right hand side of eval. It's always sensible, particularly when using foreach, to DOUBLE quote the left hand side of the eval, i.e. 

| eval "QUOTED NAME"='Quoted(ms) field'

 

0 Karma

ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Try something like this

| table PeriodDate VendorName ContractName OccMetricCode Pagekey TransactionType TransactionDatetime ResponseTime(ms) Comment
| foreach * [ eval "<<FIELD>>"="|".'<<FIELD>>'."|"] 

kc_prane
Communicator

Thanks @ITWhisperer

0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Data Management Digest – November 2025

  Welcome to the inaugural edition of Data Management Digest! As your trusted partner in data innovation, the ...

Splunk Mobile: Your Brand-New Home Screen

Meet Your New Mobile Hub  Hello Splunk Community!  Staying connected to your data—no matter where you are—is ...

Introducing Value Insights (Beta): Understand the Business Impact your organization ...

Real progress on your strategic priorities starts with knowing the business outcomes your teams are delivering ...