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How do we use wildcard such as * in eval case match to see multiple types of files?

sai_john
New Member

I was trying to give all the 6 types of files which are under fileName field and trying to get all the filetypes including * under FileType field. but with the below search i am not able to pull all 6types of files under FileType field.

Trying this search:
index=* | eval FileType=case(match(fileName,"ABC01.GIF*"),"ABC01.GIF*" , match(fileName,"ABC02.DCL*.GIF*"),"ABC02.DCL*.GIF*", match(fileName,"ABC03.IFG_DCL*.GIF*"),"ABC03.IFG_DCL*.GIF*", match(fileName,"ABC04.FGH_HCL*.DAT*"),"ABC04.FGH_HCL*.DAT*", match(fileName,"ABC05.FGH_OUT*.DAT*"), "ABC05.FGH_OUT*.DAT*", match(fileName,"ABC06.GHI_OUT_DAILY*.DAT*"), "ABC06.GHI_OUT_DAILY*.DAT*") | stats count by FileType

Please advise to get all types of files under FileType field.

Thanks!

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somesoni2
Revered Legend

The match function in eval doesn't treat asterisk * as wildcard character but as regular expression. So the match fails. Try this

index= | eval FileType=case(match(fileName,"ABC01.GIF"),"ABC01.GIF*" , match(fileName,"ABC02.DCL.*.GIF.*"),"ABC02.DCL*.GIF*", match(fileName,"ABC03.IFG_DCL.*.GIF.*"),"ABC03.IFG_DCL*.GIF*", match(fileName,"ABC04.FGH_HCL.*.DAT.*"),"ABC04.FGH_HCL*.DAT*", match(fileName,"ABC05.FGH_OUT.*.DAT.*"), "ABC05.FGH_OUT*.DAT*", match(fileName,"ABC06.GHI_OUT_DAILY.*.DAT.*"), "ABC06.GHI_OUT_DAILY*.DAT*") | stats count by FileType

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somesoni2
Revered Legend

The match function in eval doesn't treat asterisk * as wildcard character but as regular expression. So the match fails. Try this

index= | eval FileType=case(match(fileName,"ABC01.GIF"),"ABC01.GIF*" , match(fileName,"ABC02.DCL.*.GIF.*"),"ABC02.DCL*.GIF*", match(fileName,"ABC03.IFG_DCL.*.GIF.*"),"ABC03.IFG_DCL*.GIF*", match(fileName,"ABC04.FGH_HCL.*.DAT.*"),"ABC04.FGH_HCL*.DAT*", match(fileName,"ABC05.FGH_OUT.*.DAT.*"), "ABC05.FGH_OUT*.DAT*", match(fileName,"ABC06.GHI_OUT_DAILY.*.DAT.*"), "ABC06.GHI_OUT_DAILY*.DAT*") | stats count by FileType

sai_john
New Member

This worked. Thanks soni

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sai_john
New Member

I tried giving .. in between fileNames as you said but that is not working

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somesoni2
Revered Legend

Can you post some sample values of field fileName, especially the ones which are failing?

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sai_john
New Member

My result values under FileType should be
FileType
"ABC01.GIF*"
"ABC02.DCL*.GIF*"
"ABC03.IFG_DCL*.GIF*"
"ABC04.FGH_HCL*.DAT*"
"ABC05.FGH_OUT*.DAT*"
"ABC06.GHI_OUT_DAILY*.DAT*"

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sbbadri
Motivator

try this

\*

or

| rex mode=sed "/*/ash/" | rest of the query instead of \* use ash

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lfedak_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Hey @sai_john, if somesoni2's solution worked then please don't forget to accept their answer to award karma points and close the question. 🙂

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