Supported File Name Patterns

The following file name patterns are supported in LogLogic® Universal Collector.
  • filename.log
  • filename[date].log
  • filename[id].log
  • filename[date][id].log
  • filename[id][date].log
The following table lists the connection results based on the file name patterns of the original and source directory file.
Pattern Type Given pattern Pattern length Original file name File name in the source directory Connection result
Number rotation u_ex[id].log Number: 3 u_ex.log u_ex101.log Successful
u_aa[id].log Number: 4 ulog22.txt u_aa199.log Successful
123u_ex[id]p.txt Number: 3 123u_ex10p.txt 123u_ex101p.txt Successful
Date rotation 1sample[date].log Date: yyMMdd 1sample181818.log 1sample180529.log Successful
u_ex[date].txt Date: MMddyyyy u_ex07012018.ttxt u_ex07012018.txt Successful
Number and Date rotation exlog[id][date].txt
  • Number: 3
  • Date: yyMMdd
exlog101101010111.txt exlog101101010.txt Successful
Number and Date rotation eg1[id]x[date].log
  • Number:2
  • Date: yyMMdd
eg1xyz.log eg11x180218.log Successful
Date and Number rotation samp[date][id]t.log
  • Number: 3
  • Date: yyMMdd
samp180422910.log samp180422910t.log Successful
Date and Number rotation samp[date]22[id]11.log
  • Number: 2
  • Date: MMdd
samp181822xa11.txt samp0915229911.log Successful
logu[date]xp[id].txt
  • Number:3
  • Date:yyMM
logu1818xp111.txt logu0912xp121.txt Successful