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How to count a pattern in one cell

robertlynch2020
Motivator

Hi

I have the following data written to one field. When i run

source_SERVICES_count=mvcount(source_SERVICES)

i get the answer of 1. However there are 3 results!

So when i am writing the answer do i have to tell Spunk expect a multi value field?
Or how can i get the mvcount to count the number of spaces to display 2?

/dell872srv/apps/UBS_QCST_SEC2/logs/archive/300118_0937/mxsmcobjectrepository/smcobjectrepository_engine/566460-109829-service.log /dell872srv/apps/UBS_QCST_SEC2/logs/mxsmcobjectrepository/smcobjectrepository_engine/566460-109829-service.log /dell872srv/apps/UBS_QCST_SEC2/logs/mxsmcobjectrepository/smcobjectrepository_engine/986086-109829-service.log

Thanks in Advance
Rob

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

That a field has embedded spaces does not necessarily make it a multi-valued field. It depends on how the field is created.

Try this option: eval source_SERVICES_count=mvcount(split(source_SERVICES, " ")).

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

That a field has embedded spaces does not necessarily make it a multi-valued field. It depends on how the field is created.

Try this option: eval source_SERVICES_count=mvcount(split(source_SERVICES, " ")).

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robertlynch2020
Motivator

Perfect, thanks 🙂

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