Text File test with Unicode text?

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timn
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Text File test with Unicode text?

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OK, so I admit to abusing certain HM tests. Still, can you see a way to do this?

I have a 'text' file - well, sorta. It's actually an event log file from a Dell OpenManage Array Manager application. Technically, it is a binary file but I've never let that stop me.....

The text that is written to the file is in Unicode and I want to monitor for new occurrances of string "A r r a y D i s k" - where the 'spaces' are actually chr$(00)

With a regular expression it would be something like:

A\x00r\x00r\x00a\x00y\x00\x20\x00D\x00i\x00s\x00k

Can Text File test be abused in a way that will work?

If I can detect this string I can catch predicted disk failures early. Thx :o
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Post by KS-Soft »

Text Log test method does not resolve strings like \x00...
H'm, probably I can add new option for "Look for" parameter:
- string
- expression
- binary string

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Post by timn »

That would be great. The only possible issue I see is that current Text File test warns when the string is found in a NEW record. When the file is 'binary', determining what constitutes a new record might be a bit arbitrary.

If you want a sample copy of the log file, let me know.
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Post by brox »

Text Log test method does not resolve strings like \x00...
H'm, probably I can add new option for "Look for" parameter:
- string
- expression
- binary string
We have 3 x Enterprise Licences for HostMonitor and I have just tried to get the text log function to work on a couple of apps that are generating UNICODE text log files (like the user above) and of course HostMonitor does not work with them I have found.
It works fine with regular ISO-8859 (8-bit) logs..

Do you have any plans to add the option to support Unicode logs/text files.
Would seem like a good idea :)
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Post by KS-Soft »

Yes, we added some new option to Text Log test in version 8.00 (will be available soon) and we plan to add Unicode support (may be in version 8.50 :roll: )

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Post by brox »

Many thanks for the speedy response Alex... :)
roll on 8.5..... :roll:
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johnm
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Unicode Status

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I have licensed HM for a few years now but haven't upgraded recently due to license expiration. I am considering renewing my license in order to upgrade but want to make sure of the following:

I need to be able to check SQL server log files which are in Unicode and I know I cannot do this with version 7.x Does the current version support checking contents of a Unicode file now?

Thanks
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Post by KS-Soft »

This option implemented in version 8.28. Its not available for download yet.

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