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- NETPARSE, A Compression / Database Preparation Utility for Novell Netware(tm)
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- NETPARSE, (C)opywrite 1991, Suncoast Software Systems and Charles Dittell
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- Version 1.6, Released 5/18/91
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- INTRODUCTION
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- Netparse is a utility designed to enable Network Administrators create more
- useful information from Novell Netware's activities reporting processes. It
- creates an output file which contains only relevant data; extraneous
- expressions such as "from", "by", etc., are deleted, and the output is
- formatted for use in almost any database. Netparse may be called from a
- batch file, and is "network safe", enabling access by only one network
- user (usually the Supervisor) at a time.
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- INSTALLATION
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- Netparse has been designed to use a file created by redirecting the output
- from its activiting logging program, Paudit(tm). In order to create this
- file, the following command line (or batch file command) is utilized:
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- PAUDIT > NET.LOG
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- You may name your log file the name of your choice.
- Place Netparse.exe in the SAME DIRECTORY as your log file; call Netparse
- directly or through a batch file. The following (optional) switches are
- supported:
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- /a Append the information to an existing file with the same name
- (if one exists)
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- /o Overwrite a previous file with the same name (if one exists)
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- /"c" (Where c is any ascii character) Separator between fields
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- Defaults are to overwrite any existing output file (equivalent to /O) and
- a space as field separator (equivalent to /" ").
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- Some examples:
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- netparse net.log net.out /a /","
- (creates or appends data to net.out from net.log; uses comma as
- field separator)
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- netparse net.log database.out
- (no switches: creates database.out, overwriting database.out if one exists,
- uses the default of space as field separator)
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- USE
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- The primary use of Netparse is to prepare Paudit's log information for
- effective use in a database environment. The following fields are provided:
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- Date Time LAN_Name User Action Net_Address
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- As mentioned above, field separators may be chosen by you; the default is a
- space.
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- ASSISTANCE
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- Questions, comments, suggestions, problems and frustrations may be shared by
- calling the Netparse Support BBS, Suncoast City BBS, leaving a message for
- the SysOp in the "Suncoast Software Systems Support" Message Area. The newest
- version of Netparse will be available (even to unregistered users and first
- time callers) in the "Suncoast Software Systems" files area (the only one
- available to first-time callers). Current compressed file name is
- Netpar15.zip.
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- HISTORY
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- 5/18/91 ver 1.6; now skips empty lines (usually top line)
- 5/16/91 ver 1.5; first release to the general public. Streamlined switch
- selection
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- 5/10/91 versions 1.0 to 1.4; development/beta-testing phase
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- BBS Support: Suncoast City BBS, 813-953-5505
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