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  69289   Fri Jan 8 15:28:06 2021 Reply Alan Grantagrant@winnipeg.caQuestionLinux | Windows3.1.2Re: Parsing log files

 

John wrote:

Hi Al; if I understand your situation correctly you want to access Elog db (logbooks) via another way. There are many ways depending on your knowledge, type of work needed, and ease of use. I have found that accessing whatever I need via Elog gui is satisfactory in many situations-- by simply exporting. THEN take the raw csv/xml  file and manipulte it more easily from there. There are MANY free web sites that will take your data then, and put it in still another format that you choose (usually manipulating the rows/columns to your liking or doing mail-merge type work on your data). BTW WPS (Windows Office clone) is awesome at further 'mail-merg'  techniques. THEN at that point you may have close to what you are trying to accomplish. I've also used PHP alot in this type of situation and have replicated Elog's data format for it's db (logbooks)..; so PHP is great in this maner, although of course it takes time to 'get-it-right' if you are not well versed in it. If you go into detail more of what type of format you want as the finalized product, maybe  more suggestions will be made.

Happy belated New Years everyone,

John

Alan Grant wrote:

Sometimes we change the attributes in a config file for a given tab as time goes on, which naturally can get out of sync with the older data in that tab.

I can imagine some other Elog users have encounterd this too at some point so I'm wondering if there's a utilty or some way anyone knows of that I can use to parse a log file DIRECTLY to view the older data, without using the Elog GUI?

 

Hi John. The problem with using the Find-->Export method is that some of the Attributes for the older data are no longer shown on that screen because the Config file has since changed. That's why I'm contemplating somehow parsing the log files directly instead.

  69290   Fri Jan 8 15:35:35 2021 Reply Stefan Rittstefan.ritt@psi.chQuestionLinux | Windows3.1.2Re: Parsing log files

Well, you could put the old options back to the config file, do the export, then remove them again.

But have a look at the Elog database files ZZMMDDa.log in your logbook directory, they are pure ASCII files, which are relatively simple to parse.

Hi John. The problem with using the Find-->Export method is that some of the Attributes for the older data are no longer shown on that screen because the Config file has since changed. That's why I'm contemplating somehow parsing the log files directly instead.

 

  69295   Tue Feb 2 04:01:21 2021 Question MATT TERRONmatao11235@gmail.comQuestionLinux | Windows3.1.4Different Top Groups or Groups have the same logbook name

I have built different top groups for different departments. But occasionally these different top groups have the same logbook name, say 'Maintenance Log'. So is there a way I can have the same logbook name under different 'Top Groups', rather than rename these logbooks as 'Department1 Maintenance Log' all the way to 'Department_X Maintenance Log'?

  69296   Tue Feb 2 07:43:49 2021 Reply Stefan Rittstefan.ritt@psi.chQuestionLinux | Windows3.1.4Re: Different Top Groups or Groups have the same logbook name

Unfortunately you have to name these top groups differently, because they are internally used for the database name.

MATT TERRON wrote:

I have built different top groups for different departments. But occasionally these different top groups have the same logbook name, say 'Maintenance Log'. So is there a way I can have the same logbook name under different 'Top Groups', rather than rename these logbooks as 'Department1 Maintenance Log' all the way to 'Department_X Maintenance Log'?

 

  69297   Tue Feb 2 08:17:15 2021 Reply MATT TERRONmatao11235@gmail.comQuestionLinux | Windows3.1.4Re: Different Top Groups or Groups have the same logbook name

So both Top Group names and Logbook names should be unique inside one .cfg file, is that correct?

Stefan Ritt wrote:

Unfortunately you have to name these top groups differently, because they are internally used for the database name.

MATT TERRON wrote:

I have built different top groups for different departments. But occasionally these different top groups have the same logbook name, say 'Maintenance Log'. So is there a way I can have the same logbook name under different 'Top Groups', rather than rename these logbooks as 'Department1 Maintenance Log' all the way to 'Department_X Maintenance Log'?

 

 

  69298   Tue Feb 2 08:25:46 2021 Reply Stefan Rittstefan.ritt@psi.chQuestionLinux | Windows3.1.4Re: Different Top Groups or Groups have the same logbook name

That's correct.

Stefan Ritt wrote:

Unfortunately you have to name these top groups differently, because they are internally used for the database name.

MATT TERRON wrote:

I have built different top groups for different departments. But occasionally these different top groups have the same logbook name, say 'Maintenance Log'. So is there a way I can have the same logbook name under different 'Top Groups', rather than rename these logbooks as 'Department1 Maintenance Log' all the way to 'Department_X Maintenance Log'?

 

 

  69583   Sat Nov 5 15:21:44 2022 Entry Ralph Bigginsralph.biggins@cgi.comQuestionLinux | Windows3.14User groups

Is it possible to have within elog (defined in password file?) a user group so that only those members of a group have certain elements visible?

  69727   Sun Feb 18 11:43:07 2024 Question Jamesricho-sm@outlook.comQuestionLinux | Windows3.1.4Webserver Auth Method and Self Registration

Hi there. I have been testing a set-up of elog behind an Apache reverse proxy using the Webserver auth method. Apache has been configured for LDAPS with Active Directory allowing us to restrict Elogs by AD group, something not able to be done with the LDAP module.

Testing with Elog 3.1.4 (on Windows) and also Elog 3.1.5 (compiled on Ubuntu 20.04) I experience an issue that when the user logs in for the first time using the above they get the self registration box asking for name and email, and then once they hit save they get an error that says: "Error: Command "Config" not allowed".  Once the error is dismissed it never comes back, but its confusing for users who call for help when they first see it.

Is there a way to skip the self registration with the Webserver auth method? and if not is there a reason for the error?

Attached is a copy of the error and an elog config file. Any ideas?

PS. As a side piece the logout options for Webserver needs some enhancement, maybe an option to close the web browser or tab so that it does not retain the logged in cookies.

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