[INUG-Users] Looping in Netcool Rules

[Jacob Steinberger]

I think Greg's suggestion of a find/replace feature would be excellent. 
That would remove the need to do loops in a few cases I remember seeing 
in past INUG posts.

Jacob

Alex Greenbank wrote:
> Hello,
>
> users-bounces at netcoolusers.org wrote on 17/10/2008 13:27:42:
>   
>> Please DONT put loops in the rules file.  Events need to be processed
>> in constant time.
>>     
>
> Couldn't agree more.
>
> It's why I'm asking for the underlying problems and not suggested 
> solutions.
>
> Ta,
>
> -Alex
>
>   
>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 6:49 AM, Alex Greenbank <agreenbank at uk.ibm.com> 
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> wrote:
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>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> users-bounces at netcoolusers.org wrote on 15/10/2008 16:39:47:
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>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> users-bounces at netcoolusers.org wrote on 15/10/2008 15:19:25:
>>>>         
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there any other way to implement looping in Netcool rules file?
>>>>>           
>>>> No, you can only repeat something again and again with, hopefully,
>>>>         
>>> enough
>>>       
>>>> iterations to cover all of the cases.
>>>>
>>>> What exactly are you trying to do? (I'm guessing it's some string
>>>> operation, the rules file language does have a few gaps there).
>>>>
>>>> This goes to anyone else too. I'm interested in anything that you 
>>>>         
> find
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>>>> annoying/irritating/tricky/impossible to implement within rules 
>>>>         
> files.
>   
>>>> Again, give me the specific underlying *problems* (including, if
>>>> appropriate, examples how of you do it now and why it's annoying) and
>>>>         
>>> not
>>>       
>>>> a request for a specific solution.
>>>>
>>>> Responses to me directly if possible but I won't ignore ones that go 
>>>>         
> to
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>>>> the list and I'll provide a summary once I've heard from enough 
>>>>         
> people.
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>>> Responses: 0
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>>> Come on. I know you're an opinionated lot ;)
>>>
>>> Ta,
>>>
>>> -Alex
>>>
>>>
>>>
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