Yes sir....i have re-read the cache.html doc..which seems to be confusing me
even more (i must be getting old).
I interperet that in order for me to have a continuous report, i will need
to have a CACHEOUTFILE. I have named mine cache%D%m.file so it won't be
overwritten.
Also, the doc mentions that i don't need the CACHEFILE, but earlier you say
that i do need to use the CACHEFILE command (this is where i get confused).
I am rotating my logs each week, so i have no intention of loosing them.
So, do i still need the CACHEFILE?
My intent is to run Analog one time with all of the logs, and create a cache
file to be read by subsequent reports (this has jsut finished).
Also, the doc states that i can have the cache file read by using the
CACHEFILE command...but i have not been able to locate these commands. I
tried the READ command, thinking that the READ command was like those
commands used in processing dns.
Currently my cache commands look like this:
# Cache files: see docs/cache.html
CACHEFILE cachefile
CACHEOUTFILE cache%D%m.file
with dns commands like this:
# The following commands are only available on some systems: see
docs/dns.html
DNSFILE dnscache
DNSLOCKFILE dnslock%m%d
DNS WRITE
DNSGOODHOURS 672
DNSBADHOURS 168
I just finished running a report and the cache%D%m.file was created. When
the report runs tomorrow morning, should it append the info in the cache
file to the output of my report (my goal)?
thanks for your time!
Ralph Brown
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Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 5:18 AM
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Subject: RE: [analog-help] appending the results report
On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, Ralph Brown wrote:
> So if i want the CACHEOUTFILE to be read by CACHEFILE (?) I need to use
the
> following switches?:
>
> CACHEOUTFILE (filename)
> CACHEFILE READ
>
No. The CACHEFILE is a filename to be read, like a LOGFILE.
Can I urge you again to read docs/cache.html. Cache files are something
which you really need to understand before using them, because once you've
deleted the logfiles, you can't correct the results later.
--
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