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How to extract a field from raw using rex?

kavyamohan
Explorer
SVSCPLEX,S0W1,S0W1.DAL-EBIS.IHOST.COM,SYSLOG,zOS-SYSLOG-Console,SYSLOG,-0400,NE,001C,19283 01.21.46.880
 -0500,S0W1    ,JOB03487,        ,40000000000000000000000000000000,00000090,TESCREAT,00," IEF450I TESCREAT STEP010 - ABEND=S222 U0000 REASON=00000000"\n

How to extract JOB03487 from this _raw? can anyone help?

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi kavyamohan,
try this

| rex "([^7]*,){5}(?<job>[^,]*),"

you can test it at https://regex101.com/r/eW7oCi/1

Ciao.
Giuseppe

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi kavyamohan,
try this

| rex "([^7]*,){5}(?<job>[^,]*),"

you can test it at https://regex101.com/r/eW7oCi/1

Ciao.
Giuseppe

kavyamohan
Explorer

Thank you it worked

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