Batch File for Quick Search of NBM Log Files

Novell Cool Solutions: Tip
By Mike Murphy

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Problem

Mike says: "This is an add-on to a prior tip (http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tip/14718.html) about how to quickly search BorderManger logs. Only recently have I been able to get the commands in my tip to work in a batch file. This should really be helpful for some people."

Solution

See the Example section for contents of batch routine.

Copy the contents in to a text editor, and save it as filename GETINFO.BAT.

Example

@echo off
rem GETINFO.bat
rem Mike Murphy
echo.
echo Starting....
If "%1."=="." goto doc
If "%2."=="." goto doc
:start
echo %1
Echo %2
echo on
for %%a in ( %1*.log ) do find "%2" < %%a >>%2.csv
goto end

:doc
echo.
echo.
Echo variable 1 should be log file names such as 050226 (YYMMDD)
echo.
echo variable 2 should be SEARCH term.  Names in ALL CAPS, sites in lower case
echo.
echo Example:
echo.
echo GETINFO 060131 JOHNDOE
echo.
echo This would find instances of JOHNDOE in the log files from 01/31/06, and write
echo them in to a text file called JOHNDOE.CSV.  This can be edited with
echo the FIND command, a text editor, or with Excel.
echo.
:end
echo End.

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