How to extract a word from a file for comparison

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(imported topic written by SystemAdmin)

Q: (following text of first "Type : " of preceding text of last “MainMode” of lines containing “Type” of it) of file “/tmp/mojo”

E: Singular expression refers to nonexistent object.

I would like to assign the resulting valuie to a variable if possible

Actual file I’m trying to extract the lab

======================================================================

Hostname : uxlab020 Status : active

Type : lab MaintMode : NO

Console : VM VIC SNI Tag :

OS Vendor : oel

Location : cbc Rack : telcom

Model : unknown BkupDay : SAT

Serial : vmware SHAMU Menu : Y

Function : quest Class : application

Qrel : Planning :

Description

SOA

Notes

Changed purpose from Quest Lab - Shared Web Server #2 on Mon 01-24-08 to Quest

Lab - Data Profiling for Troy Marrick

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(imported comment written by JackCoates91)

Typo: should be “MaintMode” instead of “MainMode”.

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

Thanks, that now works.

Q: (following text of first "Type : " of preceding text of last “MaintMode” of lines containing “Type” of it) of file “/tmp/mojo”

A: lab

T: 732

But to take it a step further, how can I run a utility that generates the output without creating and then reading a static file.

Better yet, in my Bigfix Enterprise Console, Computers , there’s a column heading “environment” that already has this result, but where is that coming from???

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(imported comment written by JackCoates91)

Sounds like someone else already tagged the devices?

Running a command and evaluating results are intentionally separate actions in BigFix, there isn’t a way to run the command and pipe it straight into a BigFix returned value. However, if you can get at the information through the registry, WMI, or DMI, you can bypass the output to file step.

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

No registery… Need this for Unix/Linux (AIX, Solaris, Linux(rhel,oel,sles)

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(imported comment written by JackCoates91)

Hi,

then your best bet is to stick with a file which you can use a recurring action to prepare, then read via a custom property or an analysis.

I’d look into how it’s already appearing in your interface, first, seems like the work might already be done.