thanks for the quick response. So let me see if I understand what you are telling me: To modify , SET is used. I understand that. Then you talk about information retrieval, I understand that. If I don't want to read the whole table, what is the alternative approach to do a SET on a specific cell, if I have the row and column index? Reza
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 8:58 AM, Dave Shield <[email protected]> wrote: > > 2009/8/3 Reza Razavipour <[email protected]>: > > is there a way to modify a specific cell in a mib table? > > Yes - issue a "SET" command on that particular instance. > > > > From what i am > > reading, the only way is to delete the row and insert "the updated one". > > I don't know what you are reading, but I suggest you stop. > That is completely incorrect. > > > Is that the case? > > No. > > > If so, can one search a MIB table for a specific > > information, based on any columns value? > > What do you mean by that? > SNMP provides two styles of information retrieval: > > - the value of a specific cell > (i.e. the column value for a given index) > > - the value of the "next cell" > (i.e. the column value for the "next index" - whatever that > index might be) > > These are the only two alternatives for retrieving information. > That's one of the reasons this is called the "simple" network management > protocol. > > Of course, you can always walk through the whole of a MIB table > and save the results - then search that stored information in > whatever ways you require. But there isn't a mechanism for > doing anything complex within the protocol itself. > > Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
