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How to dynamically subtract two last column values?

chrisboy68
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Hi, have  SPL that generates months of data. I want subtract just the last two columns. The fields will change month to month, so I can't hard code.

Given the below sample, how can I get lastMonthDiff without hardcoding the field values? Thank you! Chris

 

 

 

| makeresults 
| eval "2202-01"=1 
| eval "2202-02"=2 
| eval "2202-03"=5 
| eval "2202-04"=4 
| append 
    [| makeresults 
    | eval "2202-01"=4 
    | eval "2202-02"=5 
    | eval "2202-03"=7 
    | eval "2202-04"=3
        ] 
| append 
    [| makeresults 
    | eval "2202-01"=5 
    | eval "2202-02"=2 
    | eval "2202-03"=7 
    | eval "2202-04"=9
        ] 
| fields - _time |foreach *  [eval lastMonthDiff = '2202-03' - '2202-04'] 

 

 

 

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| foreach *
    [| eval diff=if(isnull(previous),null(),previous-'<<FIELD>>')
    | eval previous='<<FIELD>>']

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| foreach *
    [| eval diff=if(isnull(previous),null(),previous-'<<FIELD>>')
    | eval previous='<<FIELD>>']

chrisboy68
Contributor

Awesome, thank you!

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