Splunk Search

How do I extract a string from my sample log using the rex command?

kumina
New Member

How do I extract the string from MSG: till EL from the sample log below using the rex command?

BL: | LL: ERROR | TS: 2015-06-05 13:42:28,544 | AR: RxC_15.01.24.01 | STORE: 09560:wks02 | USER: 0589263 | HOST: wks02 | APPSERVER: rri1rxappa60/10.92.227.28 | MSGID: 09560-wks02-SCRRXDE01NewPrescriptionP-1433526148422: |SC: [com.cvs.rxconnect.web.RxConnectWebEntry.doPost] | MSG: EXCP Error completing service call com.cvs.rxconnect.rx.service.RxFillService.saveAIDetail | java.lang.NullPointerException
                at com.cvs.rxconnect.modeleValue194)
                at com.cvs.rxconnect.ai.boundary.(RxpAdditionalInfoBoundaryImpl.java:331)
                at com.cvs.rxconnect.ai.persistor.(istorImpl.java:9626)
                at com.cvs.rxconnect.ai.service.(AdditionalInfoServiceImpl.java:998)
                at com.cvs.rxconnect.rx.service.R(FillServiceImpl.java:11319)
                at com.cvs.rxconnect.rx.service.Re(<generated>)
                at net.sf.cglib.reflect.FastMethod.invoke(53)

:EL
0 Karma

richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

This works on regex101.com:

... | rex "(?s)MSG:(?P<string>.*):EL" | ...
---
If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.

richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

If this solved your problem, please accept the answer.

---
If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.
0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Building Reliable Asset and Identity Frameworks in Splunk ES

 Accurate asset and identity resolution is the backbone of security operations. Without it, alerts are ...

Cloud Monitoring Console - Unlocking Greater Visibility in SVC Usage Reporting

For Splunk Cloud customers, understanding and optimizing Splunk Virtual Compute (SVC) usage and resource ...

Automatic Discovery Part 3: Practical Use Cases

If you’ve enabled Automatic Discovery in your install of the Splunk Distribution of the OpenTelemetry ...