Naming my capture files

[bittergourd]

Hi, I am writing a simple script that logs into a machine one after another to collect logs. Each machine has an IP address and a associated machine name (eg. 100.2.33.4, Machine1). The script written so far allows me to perform the login action, but I would like to automatically name each captured file with the machine name. Please advise on how I can modify the script. See below for what I have done so far. For simplicity, only 2 machines are shown below.

proc main
integer counter
string IPaddArray[2]

IPaddArray[0]= "100.3.95.5"
IPaddArray[1]= "100.3.95.9"

for counter = 0 upto 1

capture on

transmit "telnet "
transmit IPaddArray[counter]
waitfor "Login:"
transmit "myloginID"
waitfor "Password:"
transmit "mypassword"
waitfor "->"
transmit "logdump^M"
waitfor "->"
transmit "logout"

capture off

endfor
endproc


Also, what would be the best way to do it if I intend to use a separate file for the connection directory (of IPadds and names) and have this script call for it?

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[knob]

You can use the set capture file command to set the filename (only!) of the capture file. The format is set capture file "filename", where filename is either a hard-coded string or a string variable. If you want to choose a path different from the default capture path, then you would also need to use the set capture path command.

If you are using a Connection Directory, you could get the name of the entry that made this connection from the $DIALCONNECT system variable.

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