Detecting base event from "HTTP.channel=505 []"

[zogg]

Hello,

I have a simple web page running on the web server plugin that has an HTML input field, where I'm trying to get a channel number to pass to a command line program. With the web page I can submit the value and get an event in my EG log such as "HTTP.channel=505 []".

However, I can't figure out how to get EG to recognize just the "HTTP.channel" part of the event to execute a macro. Ideally I want to get the channel number as the payload to pass to the Windows command line.

I've tried variations of "HTTP.channel*" but nothing works. Any guidance here would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

[jonib]

However, I can't figure out how to get EG to recognize just the "HTTP.channel" part of the event to execute a macro. Ideally I want to get the channel number as the payload to pass to the Windows command line.

You need to use a Python command/script action and test for a partial event suffix, search the forum for event and suffix and you should get some ideas how to do it.

I've tried variations of "HTTP.channel*" but nothing works. Any guidance here would be much appreciated.

The '*' only works for the last complete part (after the last period) so "HTTP.*" would work (but not for you of course)

jonib

[zogg]

However, I can't figure out how to get EG to recognize just the "HTTP.channel" part of the event to execute a macro. Ideally I want to get the channel number as the payload to pass to the Windows command line.

You need to use a Python command/script action and test for a partial event suffix, search the forum for event and suffix and you should get some ideas how to do it.

I've tried variations of "HTTP.channel*" but nothing works. Any guidance here would be much appreciated.

The '*' only works for the last complete part (after the last period) so "HTTP.*" would work (but not for you of course)

jonib

Thanks for the help. After posting this I was thinking it was probably going to take a Python script to do the job, so you have confirmed that.

Would the script need to go into a particular section such as Autostart, or just in any active Macro?

[jonib]

Would the script need to go into a particular section such as Autostart, or just in any active Macro?

Just put it right after the event in the same macro or it wont have access to the event information.

jonib

[zogg]

Would the script need to go into a particular section such as Autostart, or just in any active Macro?

Just put it right after the event in the same macro or it wont have access to the event information.

jonib

Thanks again. Once I figured out that I could trigger my event with "HTTP.*", then a short Python script gives me the channel number to use:

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suffix = eg.event.suffix
chan = suffix.split("=")[-1]
print chan

Now I can build on this script as needed.

[jonib]

Now I can build on this script as needed.

Very nice, as a bonus

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{eg.event.suffix.split("=")[-1]}

You can put this directly in many actions, in their settings (depending if the action supports it), so you don't always need a Python script for shorter commands.
Like the "Start a program" action supports it.

jonib

[zogg]

Very nice, as a bonus

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{eg.event.suffix.split("=")[-1]}

You can put this directly in many actions, in their settings (depending if the action supports it), so you don't always need a Python script for shorter commands.
Like the "Start a program" action supports it.

jonib

Bonus indeed, that is exactly what I've been looking for and now my macro is perfect. Thanks again jonib!