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File content search string. Issues with multiple strings in one sensor.

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I have enabled a file content sensor to monitor a alert.txt file. I want 2 search strings to be enabled as AND/OR to trigger the sensor as a warning if it shows up.

I currently have it working perfectly with one string "SRV2006" But i want two strings "SRV2006" and "SRV2008"

I have tried all sorts of regular expressions but i cant seem to get it working.

any idea's?

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Created on Feb 21, 2017 5:26:06 AM



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The following regex should do the trick: 

(SRV20[0-9][0-9])

Created on Feb 21, 2017 10:32:25 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]



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Thanks Stephan,

So make sure my sensor is regular expression and copy and paste that string exactly with all brackets?

Created on Feb 22, 2017 2:42:51 AM



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Exactly :)

Created on Feb 22, 2017 7:35:59 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]



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Thanks, Tested and worked. Not that my log files show up other error codes that i know of but what if it shows SRV2007? this regular expression will alarm anything from 0-9 on the last digit correct?

anyway to remove other numbers and only have 6 and 8 as the last digits?

Created on Feb 22, 2017 8:04:49 AM



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It match everything from SRV2000 to 2099 :)

Created on Feb 22, 2017 9:34:05 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]

Last change on Feb 22, 2017 9:34:15 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]



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Can we make it only match SRV2006 and SRV2008?

Created on Feb 22, 2017 9:35:04 AM



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Sure: SRV(2006|2008)

Created on Feb 22, 2017 9:52:14 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]




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