How to read e.g. EXPIRATION_DATE# from buffer (for EXECUTE_ON_CERTIFICATE_EXPIRING)

[Andre Eymann]

Dear community,

we recently came across the possibility to use the feature EXECUTE_ON_CERTIFICATE_EXPIRING in UC_SERVER_TLS_SETTINGS as described in the documentation filed under "Server Certificate Management".

It's stated:

The following script variables can be read from the read buffer:

• EXPIRATION_DATE#

  Certificate expiration date in UTC.

• SERVER_NAME#

  Name of the relevant server process.

Question

How do we have read those two variables in process tab in a CALL-object? We tried it the following way but didn't succeed:

! Read the buffer

:READ &EXP_DATE#     ,,, "EXPIRATION_DATE#",

:READ &SV_NAME#      ,,, "SERVER_NAME#",

 

! Put messages

:PUT_ATT SUBJECT = "Zertifikats-Monitoring: &$CLIENT_DESC# - &$SYSTEM# [&$CLIENT#]"

:PUT_ATT CALL_TEXT = '&EXP_DATE# / &SV_NAME#'

The objects remains generating...

Any help out there?

Kind regards

André

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[Peter Grundler]

Hi Andre,

you have to use the exact name of the script variables in the READ command:

:read &EXPIRATION_DATE#,,,
:read &SERVER_NAME#,,,

Afterwards you can create new variables and assign the content of those.

regards,
Peter

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[Markus Embacher]

Hi André,

please have a look at the syntax of the :READ command. There are a couple of examples in the documentation:

https://docs.automic.com/documentation/webhelp/english/AA/24.3/DOCU/24.3/Automic%20Automation%20Guides/Content/Script/Reference/READ.htm

The first parameter has to be exactly the name of the variable which you would like to read.

Regards, Markus

[Andre Eymann]

Thanks a lot Peter!

I would try it the following way within a CALL-Object (process tab).

Does that look good to you?

! read buffer variables

:read &EXPIRATION_DATE#,,, 

:read &SERVER_NAME#,,, 

 

! set local variables

:SET &EXP_DATE# = &EXPIRATION_DATE#

:SET &SVR_NAME# = &SERVER_NAME#

 

! put messages

:PUT_ATT SUBJECT = "Zertifikats-Monitoring: &$CLIENT_DESC# - &$SYSTEM# [&$CLIENT#]"

:PUT_ATT CALL_TEXT = '&EXP_DATE# / &SVR_NAME#'

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[Peter Grundler]

Hi Andre,

this looks OK.

regards,
Peter

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[Andre Eymann]

Thanks Peter.

I assume it might work if the call gets triggered/executed by the system. If i execute the call object with my user it hangs "generating".

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[Peter Grundler]

Hi Andre,

some days ago, I have implemented the mechanism on my v24.3 system - it's working as expected.

If you have started the CALL manually, there must be a dialog "Eingabeaufforderungen" waiting for the input of the read commands.

regards,
Peter

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[Andre Eymann]

That sound perfect Peter.

I think this issue can be closed then.

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