I don't believe that a tag or field key can end with a backslash. Here's the issue for tags: https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/5231
I encourage you to open an issue <https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/new> for fields as well. In general, using backslashes in identifiers will greatly complicate your write and query syntax. Consider pre-processing the data to substitute some other character for the backslashes. Even a forward slash would be much preferable. On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 9:32 AM, Jeffery K < [email protected]> wrote: > I'm trying to insert some performance metrics that are collected using > another tool (no ability to re-name the metrics) > > the line feed protocol i'm currently at, after reviewing the > documentation, is this: > insert Metric_win2k12\ -\ Server\ 2012_VMware\ VM,dsn=win2k12\ -\ Server\ > 2012_VMware\ VM Free\ Capacity\ GB\ for\ C:\=37.618,Total\ Capacity\ GB\ > for\ C:\=149.656 1479899540000 > > 1 measurement name, with some spaces, and 2 fields, but the fields end > with a backslash \. I believe it is interpreting the backslash as an escape > for the = sign, but that is not my intention. The documentation says double > and single quotes can Never be used in the line protocol, so how would I > insert this data, as is, into influxdb? The documentation says backslashes > don't need escaped unless it's for space, equalsign, or comma, but since > this backslash in my field name, comes immediately before the equalsign for > the field value, i'm not sure how to handle this. > > Measurement name: Metric_win2k12 - Server 2012_VMware VM > field names: > 1. Free Capacity GB for C:\ > 2. Total Capacity GB for C:\ > tag:dsn, with same content as measurement name. > > Thanks for any help that can be provided. > > > -- > Remember to include the version number! > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "InfluxData" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/influxdb. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/influxdb/43fdd543-0116-4e36-8aec-99dd30207771%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/influxdb/43fdd543-0116-4e36-8aec-99dd30207771%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sean Beckett Director of Support and Professional Services InfluxDB -- Remember to include the version number! --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "InfluxData" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/influxdb. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/influxdb/CALGqCvPZJeL7o%2B0JfFRN0FnmNaHj2EtWKOP6QErCnsoWWx0u_Q%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
