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HTTP Content Sensor wih String

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Is it possible to have a sensor like http Content which can handle real Content like Strings.

We have some Status Websites with the following simple text output

Status: [OK] Info: [Everything OK]

Now it would be nice to have a sensor that can handle the two words in [ ] as a channel like the http content sensor. But with that i got an "Unexpected Format: OK" error...

The Info als can have values like "Import of File was not successfully" and so on.

Any solution for this?

http-content-sensor strings unexpected-format

Created on Dec 17, 2014 9:06:52 AM



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Now we have created our own "Costum Sensor" with a vbs check Here the vbs file

'GetHTMLSource.vbs

 args = WScript.Arguments.Count

 if args <> 1 then
   Wscript.Echo "usage: GetHTMLSource.vbs URL"
   wscript.Quit
 end if

 URL = WScript.Arguments.Item(0)

 Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

 Set http = CreateObject("Microsoft.XmlHttp")
http.open "GET", URL, FALSE
http.send ""
 
 
responseText = http.responseText
 if InStr(http.responseText,"OK") > 0 then
 WScript.Echo "0:" & http.responseText
 Wscript.quit ("0")
 Elseif InStr(http.responseText,"WARNING") > 0 then
 WScript.Echo "1:" & http.responseText
 Wscript.quit ("1")
 Elseif InStr(http.responseText,"CRITICAL") > 0 then
 WScript.Echo "1:" & http.responseText
 Wscript.quit ("2")
Elseif InStr(http.responseText,"UNKNOWN") > 0 then
 WScript.Echo "1:" & http.responseText
 Wscript.quit ("2")
 Else
 WScript.Echo "1:result not valid"
 Wscript.quit ("1")
 End if

Created on Dec 18, 2014 9:27:54 AM

Last change on Dec 18, 2014 9:39:30 AM by Torsten Lindner [Paessler Support]



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Please look the Sensor "HTTP Advanced Sensor" with the option "Check For Existing Key Words" this should help you. Enable key word check (positive) : In the result returned at the URL, check if a key word exists.

https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg/http_advanced_sensor.htm

Hope it helps!

Created on Dec 17, 2014 12:08:22 PM by Carlos Echeverria (70) ●1



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That works.

But with "HTTP Advanced Sensor" it is not possible to Display the Website Output.

I will try it with a costum sensor and a vbs script.

Created on Dec 17, 2014 3:39:52 PM



Accepted Answer

Votes:

2

Now we have created our own "Costum Sensor" with a vbs check Here the vbs file

'GetHTMLSource.vbs

 args = WScript.Arguments.Count

 if args <> 1 then
   Wscript.Echo "usage: GetHTMLSource.vbs URL"
   wscript.Quit
 end if

 URL = WScript.Arguments.Item(0)

 Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

 Set http = CreateObject("Microsoft.XmlHttp")
http.open "GET", URL, FALSE
http.send ""
 
 
responseText = http.responseText
 if InStr(http.responseText,"OK") > 0 then
 WScript.Echo "0:" & http.responseText
 Wscript.quit ("0")
 Elseif InStr(http.responseText,"WARNING") > 0 then
 WScript.Echo "1:" & http.responseText
 Wscript.quit ("1")
 Elseif InStr(http.responseText,"CRITICAL") > 0 then
 WScript.Echo "1:" & http.responseText
 Wscript.quit ("2")
Elseif InStr(http.responseText,"UNKNOWN") > 0 then
 WScript.Echo "1:" & http.responseText
 Wscript.quit ("2")
 Else
 WScript.Echo "1:result not valid"
 Wscript.quit ("1")
 End if

Created on Dec 18, 2014 9:27:54 AM

Last change on Dec 18, 2014 9:39:30 AM by Torsten Lindner [Paessler Support]




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