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Custom String w/ RegEx Not working

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I've created a custom string sensor using a regex to covert to floating. I'm getting the appropriate value back, but PRTG is not making a channel for that data and the response time channel is showing no data/alarm. Thoughts?

regex snmp snmp-custom-string-sensor

Created on Nov 13, 2018 6:43:54 PM by  Joshua Stump (0) 1



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Please give

\d+.\d+

a try. Keep '.' as decimal separator with that.

Created on Nov 19, 2018 2:55:18 PM by  Torsten Lindner [Paessler Support]



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Joshua,

thank you for the KB-Post. To allow us a better overview of what is going on, please send us the following screenshots of the affected sensor (out of the PRTG AJAX Webinterface):
- the "Overview" tab,
- the "Log" tab,
- the "Settings" tab (multiple screenshots if necessary to cover all options).

Please make sure the screenshots show the entire user interface, and aren't cropped.

Created on Nov 14, 2018 11:41:52 AM by  Torsten Lindner [Paessler Support]




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It's got to be an issue with the regular expression. Can you give me the full string that the device returns without any filtering? Then I can run some tests, and hopefully suggest another working expression.

Created on Nov 16, 2018 8:56:47 AM by  Torsten Lindner [Paessler Support]



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Here is the output using SNMP Tester:

----------------------- New Test -----------------------
Paessler SNMP Tester 5.2.3 
11/19/2018 8:47:13 AM (5 ms) : Device: 
11/19/2018 8:47:13 AM (7 ms) : SNMP V2c
11/19/2018 8:47:13 AM (10 ms) : Custom OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.39145.13.8.0
11/19/2018 8:47:13 AM (19 ms) : SNMP Datatype: ASN_OCTET_STR
11/19/2018 8:47:13 AM (23 ms) : -------
11/19/2018 8:47:13 AM (26 ms) : Value: 8.3
11/19/2018 8:47:13 AM (36 ms) : Done

Created on Nov 19, 2018 1:53:08 PM by  Joshua Stump (0) 1

Last change on Nov 19, 2018 2:50:14 PM by  Torsten Lindner [Paessler Support]



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Please give

\d+.\d+

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Created on Nov 19, 2018 2:55:18 PM by  Torsten Lindner [Paessler Support]



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That did it! Thanks.

Created on Nov 19, 2018 7:20:58 PM by  Joshua Stump (0) 1



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