In message <1e4079388e04544fa3ffa6a900d6fb65015d7...@exchange.vplsnet.net>, "Ta
kahiro Masuda" writes:
> Hi I was trying to get the $generate directive to work like so=20
>
> 11 IN PTR 14.cool.com.
>
> ....
>
> 30 IN PTR 33.cool.com.
>
> $GENERATE 11-30 ${3,0,d} PTR $.COOL.COM.
Which doesn't match what you wanted to do.
> I've read the manual here =
> http://www.bind9.net/manual/bind/9.3.2/Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2566761---
>
> Syntax: $GENERATE range lhs [ttl] [class] type rhs [ comment ]
>
> lhs describes the owner name of the resource records to be created. Any =
> single $ symbols within the lhs side are replaced by the iterator value. =
> To get a $ in the output you need to escape the $ using a backslash \, =
> e.g. \$. The $ may optionally be followed by modifiers which change the =
> offset from the iterator, field width and base. Modifiers are introduced =
> by a { immediately following the $ as ${offset[,width[,base]]}. e.g. =
> ${-20,3,d} which subtracts 20 from the current value, prints the result =
> as a decimal in a zero padded field of with 3. Available output forms =
> are decimal (d), octal (o) and hexadecimal (x or X for uppercase). The =
> default modifier is ${0,0,d}. If the lhs is not absolute, the current =
> $ORIGIN is appended to the name.
>
> For compatibility with earlier versions $$ is still recognized a =
> indicating a literal $ in the output.
>
> ---
>
> The tricky part is ${3,0,d} waas not working. I bumped into a site that =
> stated $GENERATE range rhs type lhs
>
> I then tried $GENERATE 11-30 $ PTR ${3,0,d}.COOL.COM. and this worked.
>
> Hopefully this will help somebody.
>
> Anybody here have the ability to update the manual?
${3,0,d} works on both the left hand side and the right hand side.
The same code is called to process both the lhs and the rhs.
Mark
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