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replace string in field value using eval or sed

Sri401
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I have one field(query) value like

select * from host where id = 'something' and name = 'xxxxxx'

Now I want to replace id and name with '?'

I have tried with rex and sed something like
rex field=query mode=sed "s/name*./?/g" and also using eval filed=replace....

but i didn't find the solution

can any one please help me with this

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

The regex is incorrect. It's looking for "nam" followed by any number of "e"s followed by any character. Try this:

| rex field=query mode=sed "s/name/?/g" | rex field=query mode=sed "s/id/?/g"
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If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.
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Sri401
New Member

thanks for your response,

I want to replace name and id value with ?. after replace string the output looks like

select * from host where id = '?' and name = '?'

name and id values are dynamic

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

That's different, but similar.

| rex field=query mode=sed "s/(name\s*=\s*')[^']+/\1/g" | rex field=query mode=sed "s/(id\s*=\s*')[^']+/\1/g"
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If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.
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