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Re: [Networker] Networker Logs Website

2009-05-13 13:35:15
Subject: Re: [Networker] Networker Logs Website
From: Long Nguyen <lnguyen AT CALPOLY DOT EDU>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 10:18:38 -0700
Good morning Jim,

It's very nice of you to share such a program written in perl  to the group.
Would you send me a copy at the following address lnguyen AT calpoly DOT edu.

Thanks........
regards,
long
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On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 8:25 AM, japgar
<networker-forum AT backupcentral DOT com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
>  A while back I made some scripts available on this site to create a
> Networker Logs website.  It really was a mess of scripts and the website
> itself was very basic and hard to use.  Also, it was all done on unix and I
> believe it was hard to implement on a windows (or any) platform.
>
>  I've created version 2 of the website that I hope fixes a lot of these
> issues.  Here are the highlights:
>     - Combined the log gathering scripts into one perl program that
> manipulates the data at savegroup completion time via the savegroup
> notification feature of Networker. (the only change needed with NW)
>     - Wrote another perl program to manage the log files created by the log
> gathering scripts (i.e. delete old logs/files)
>     - Greatly modified the website interface making it much easier to use
> (IMO – I finally learned a little html)
>     - Wrote another perl program to automatically create the html required
> by the new format.  This is run on a daily basis.
>     - And finally….made the perl programs and scripts OS agnostic.  That
> is, they should run equally well on unix, linux or windows platforms
>
>   There are still modifications to the perl programs necessary if you want
> to use them.  For the most part, the mods are adding your site specific info
> at the top of the perl programs (i.e. directory paths, NW server names,
> etc.)
>
>   I've been running the new code for a few months, but I'm a unix based
> shop.  I've tested the primary perl programs on Windows where I can.  The
> only part I haven't been able to test is the client search feature.
>
>   I was wondering if someone with a windows based networker server would be
> willing to use my scripts and validate their use on windows.  I'd also like
> to hear any opinions on how to make it easier to implement.
>
>   My only motive here is to make the code available to any one who wants to
> use it. (well, it was also to learn some new perl and html techniques). I'd
> just like to make sure that it is somewhat easy to implement for those who
> would like to use it.
>
>   If anyone is interested, please let me know.  I've created a zip file
> with the necessay code, installation instructions, and a brief explanation
> of what the website does with screenshots.
>
>   I'm really looking for some feedback on the windows side to make sure it
> truly is OS agnostic now.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
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