Hey,
the edit/replace feature is already capable of just replacing individual attributes. I already make heavy use of this feature:
1. One entry is created with some measurement parameters
2. A different script is running processing the measurement data making a plot and a fit
3. Two fit parameters and the attachment are added to the original elog entry (all other attributes and values still exist afterwards)
But the problem here is, that although it does work for normal attrbutes, the attachments will always be replaced (=> removed) if you use this command. Since I only add the attachment on the edit it does work for me.
Btw the documentation on the homepage is also misleading about the -w command, since in the actual version it does nothing with any password but just reads back the whole elog entry (which I use to manually append the main message)
| Andreas Luedeke wrote: |
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The "elog" command has no "append" feature. You can either create a new entry, or you can overwrite an old entry. Therefore this is not a bug but the intended bahaviour.
I admit that the documentation is misleading, since overwriting an existing entry is called "editing":
[-e <id>] Edit existing message
I interprete your posts that you would like to have two new features for the "elog" command:
- to append text to the body of an existing entry
- to add additional attachments to an existing entry
Without a specific application in mind I would like to add a request (for consistency):
- to modify a specific attribute of an existing entry.
Cheers, Andreas
| Edmund Hertle wrote: |
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Hey,
I think this is a "problem" of the elog client, since it simply replaces the data. In most cases this is what you want, but since I wanted to have the option to append to the acutal message I built a function to first read-back the entry and add to the message instead of replacing it.
I just played around a bit and found that the attachments will be even disconnected, if you do not specify the -f parameter but just edit a different part of this entry.
A work-around for this is tricky. I tried to write to the "Attachment" attribute directly (-a "Attachment=Filename'), since then you coud read back the data first and manually add the filenames again. But this does not work.
Since the attachments are not actually removed, the only option I see is to modify the logbook file entry on the server by manually re-adding the filenames to the "Attachment: " line.
| Joseph McKenna wrote: |
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Using the elog client to upload atachments, I can successfully send attachments to an existing elog, however the existing attachments are lost.
I have tested using the elog client version 3.1.1 and elog client version 2.9.2 sending to elogd 2.9.0
elog -h localhost -p 8080 -l test -f file1.png -f file2.png -e 249 -v -x
This works great, the text contained in the elog post is retained, however all attachments are lost and replaced with those sent by this command.
Can anyone provide some tips? I am not sure if its a problem with the client or server.
Thank you in advance!
Joseph
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