How to use a wildcard with a where clause?

[allladin101]

Hi - I wish to use a wildcard in the where clause in the below query can someone help?

index=whatever* sourcetype=server
|rex field=CLIENT_VERSION "\'(?P.+)\'" 
|table version
|where version=*10_2*

here the value in the version field is FS_10_2_17387/FS_10_2_12387/FS_10_2_17987

[MuS · Accepted solution]

Hi alladin101,

it's me again 🙂

Now I get it; no this is not the way you use where. If you use where you will compare two fields and their respective values. You would have to use search because this will search using the value of the field.

like this:

index=whatever* sourcetype=server
 |rex field=CLIENT_VERSION "\'(?P.+)\'" 
 |table version
 |search version=*10_2*

hope this helps...

cheers, MuS

[MoniM]

hi,
if i want to add multiple values in the version field, can i use "AND" operator in search command?
for eg: | search version= 10 AND 12 AND 13
or how to include all three values in version field?

[MuS]

How about this?
.... | search version="10" version="12" version="13"

[markbarber21]

FYI - the optimizer will combine this into search(index=whatever* sourcetype=server version=*10_2*), as if it was part of the original search query.

[MuS]

Yes, this is the difference between using where and search ; search can be basically used in the base/original search where as where will compare/eval values of fields ... even back in 2014 😉

cheers, MuS

[LAcioffi]

This just saved my life! Thanks!

[allladin101]

Hi Mus,

Thanks for the answer 🙂

can i use this as well?
|where like(version,"%FX_10_2%")


[MuS]

yes, this should work as well