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I need to monitor a directory full of xml log files which contain some text that I need to parse out and forward to a syslog server. The problem is, the application that creates these logs does so on a job by job basis, and each log file it creates it increments the log file name by one. For example, last night this application ran 4 jobs and wrote 4 log files to the directory with names like so:

00891.xml - job 1 result
00892.xml - job 2 result
00893.xml - job 3 result
00894.xml - job 4 result

and so on.

I need the MonitorWare Agent to constantly watch this directory and look for new files that are written, and then parse them for the text I need to forward. But I am having trouble configuring it to do this. Is it possible?

Thanks in advance.

Hello,

Yes, this is possible. You have to configure a FileMonitor. In the "File and path name " field, use the following syntax:

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c:\yourlogfilefolder\*

This will monitor the whole directory. Then use Filter Conditions to parse them for the text you need to forward.

Best regards,
Michael Meckelein
Adiscon