Idea: Input from Perl Script?

schergr · December 7, 2011 10:23AM

Wondering if its possible today to take the output from a command line application such as a Perl script and use this as an input to a block (merge/join, append, summarise, etc...

steve · December 7, 2011 3:48PM

We are planning on adding such a data source, yes. It may not make 2.7, though.

schergr · December 7, 2011 4:19PM

I'm pulling for it ;) The ability to execute a script and read directly from output would be amazing.

steve · December 8, 2011 2:24AM

I presume you mean a data source without any inputs? I imagine a data source where you execute a predefined command and capture the process output stream as text (CSV, XML, etc.). You might also want a merging feed where the command is defined by a field in the input.

schergr · December 8, 2011 8:21AM

Precisely.

My scenario is that I have a perl script that I run with a series of parameters that pulls inventory data out of an IT Asset Management system. I already have the data in CSV, but if I can use the command and define the refresh interval.... BLISS!

schergr · December 8, 2011 9:21AM

BTW...when you add that feature, please make sure you else include the ability to adjust the encoding of the text.

steve · December 8, 2011 12:00PM

Sure, it would have all the options for text file import.

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