DHCP Logging

[Frank Sweetser]

On 6/26/2010 12:32 AM, Blake Griffin wrote:
> I am trying to do detailed logging of DHCP and keep it in a standard format so
> that it can be sent to a mysql database with entries for type (set-top box or
> data), addy, mac, host-name, AID, CID, and event type (commit, release,
> expiry). I have multiple scenarios in which portions of this data is
> available. The scenarios are:
>
> -set-top-box, no host-name, AID, no CID
>
> -set-top-box, no host-name, AID, CID
>
> -data, host-name, AID, CID
>
> -data, host-name, AID, no CID
>
> -data, no host-name, AID, CID
>
> -data, no host-name, AID, no CID
>
> I know this can be accomplished via combinations of if statements, etc. With
> the various scenarios, it can get very lengthy and convoluted. Im looking for
> a more elegant way to accomplish this.

Check out the pick-first-value function.

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