Monitoring Support Questions

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Monitoring Support Questions

Postby unsigned » Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:32 pm

Support Questions:

1: Is it possible to insert conditional logic into an evalid playback
script (if then else.)

2: Is it possible to put in a blackout period defined so that the script
does NOT run between the hours of midnight thru 7am for example.
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Re: Monitoring Support Questions

Postby general » Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:36 pm

unsigned wrote:Support Questions:

1: Is it possible to insert conditional logic into an evalid playback
script (if then else.)


* Here are the principles that underly the eValid script language:

http://www.e-Valid.com/Products/Documen ... iples.html

* eValid, during playback, has ERROR, WARNING, ALARM and TIMEOUT flags that
can be used to adjust the flow of control as described here:

http://www.e-Valid.com/Products/Documen ... rting.html
http://www.e-Valid.com/Products/Documen ... .html#flag

So there is a direct way to control alternative playback, but
no if's or while's in the script language per se.

However, there is an available eValid Programmatic Interface (EPI)
described in detail in this this introductory page:

http://www.e-Valid.com/Products/Documen ... ction.html

With the EPI activated then ANY language you can compile or
execute on the machine can treat eValid as a kind of "information
resource".

unsigned wrote:2: Is it possible to put in a blackout period defined so that the script
does NOT run between the hours of midnight thru 7am for example.


I think you have a "monitoring mode" in mind here, and eValid
tests are launched from the scheduler...which runs batch
files that run eValid playbacks...

* For scheduling eValid actions (e.g. for monitoring) the best solution is
to use the powerful Windows scheduling system, as described here:

http://www.e-Valid.com/Products/Documen ... duler.html

* eValid has ~60 switches that control executions from the Windows command
line, described here:

http://www.e-Valid.com/Products/Documen ... rface.html

So, yes, the scheduler certainly admits blackout periods, etc.
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