Re: problem when using RECORDS_FROM_FILE

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Matt,

I've recently started using curl-loader, and I ran into this too.
I think we're extending the use of FORM_STRING beyond what was
originally intended. I fixed this in the source file parse_config.c
by changing the line

if (ftype != FORM_USAGETYPE_AS_IS)

to

if (ftype != FORM_USAGETYPE_AS_IS && ftype !=  
FORM_USAGETYPE_RECORDS_FROM_FILE)

Maybe you could give this a try. It seems to work for me, although
I'm still testing this along with a few other changes.

Gary Fitts

On Nov 4, 2008, at 8:29 AM, Matt Love wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am encountering a parse error when reading username/password data  
> from a file.
>
>
>
> The following is my .conf file:
>
> ########### GENERAL SECTION ################################
>
>
>
> BATCH_NAME= nomadeskpoll
>
> CLIENTS_NUM_MAX=10 # Same as CLIENTS_NUM
>
> CLIENTS_NUM_START=1
>
> CLIENTS_RAMPUP_INC=1
>
> INTERFACE=eth0
>
> NETMASK=16
>
> IP_ADDR_MIN= 192.168.2.70
>
> IP_ADDR_MAX= 192.168.2.128
>
> CYCLES_NUM=100
>
> URLS_NUM= 1
>
>
>
> ########### URL SECTION ####################################
>
> URL=http://test.nomadesk.com/nomadesk/index.php?TaskNavigator::Task=ReceiveMessage
>
> URL_SHORT_NAME="AddExistingAccount"
>
> TIMER_URL_COMPLETION = 500
>
> TIMER_AFTER_URL_SLEEP = 500
>
> REQUEST_TYPE=POST
>
> FORM_USAGE_TYPE= RECORDS_FROM_FILE
>
> FORM_STRING=<PipeMsg><Header><AccountName></ 
> AccountName><Password>aventiv23</Password><LocationID>%s</ 
> LocationID><ClientVersion>2.6.0.16</ 
> ClientVersion>bogus<CreationTstamp></ 
> CreationTstamp><Task>AddExistingAccount</Task></Header><Body><Email> 
> %s</Email><LocationName>%s</LocationName></Body></PipeMsg>
>
> FORM_RECORDS_FILE_MAX_NUM=10
>
> FORM_RECORDS_FILE= locid-email-locname.cred
>
> FORM_RECORDS_RANDOM=1
>
>
>
>
>
> And I am reading from this file (locid-email-locname.cred)
>
> # Separator used here is ','
>
> a3d683db-67f1-4e42-94f4-d942623de79e,p0...@ml...,PROTEST- 
> VISTA32
>
> 2ae2596e-7ade-4fbd-9b21-61d95c4ea387,p0...@ml...,PROTEST- 
> XP32-1
>
> a3d683db-67f1-4e42-94f4-d942623de79e,p0...@ml...,PROTEST- 
> VISTA32
>
> 2ae2596e-7ade-4fbd-9b21-61d95c4ea387,p0...@ml...,PROTEST- 
> XP32-1
>
> a3d683db-67f1-4e42-94f4-d942623de79e,p0...@ml...,PROTEST- 
> VISTA32:
>
> .
>
> .
>
> .
>
>
>
>
>
> I get the following error when running “curl-loader –f poll.conf”:
>
> parse_config_file - processing file string  
> "FORM_STRING=<PipeMsg><Header><AccountName></ 
> AccountName><Password>aventiv23</Password><LocationID>%s</ 
> LocationID><ClientVersion>2.6.0.16</ 
> ClientVersion>bogus<CreationTstamp></ 
> CreationTstamp><Task>AddExistingAccount</Task></Header><Body><Email> 
> %s</Email><LocationName>%s</LocationName></Body></PipeMsg>
>
>
>
>
>
> - to load user credentials (records) from a file two "%%s" ,  
> something like "user=%%s&password=%%s"
>
>  and _FILE defined.
>
>  - error: FORM_STRING (form_string_parser) is not valid.
>
> Please, use:
>
> - to generate unique users with unique passwords two "%s%d" ,  
> something like "user=%s%d&password=%s%d"
>
> - to generate unique users with the same passwords one "%s%d"
>
> for users and one "%s" for the password,something like "user=%s 
> %d&password=%s"
>
> - for a single configurable user with a password two "%s" ,  
> something like "user=%s&password=%s"
>
> add_param_to_batch - error: parser failed for tag FORM_STRING and  
> value <PipeMsg><Header><AccountName></ 
> AccountName><Password>aventiv23</Password><LocationID>%s</ 
> LocationID><ClientVersion>2.6.0.16</ 
> ClientVersion>bogus<CreationTstamp></ 
> CreationTstamp><Task>AddExistingAccount</Task></Header><Body><Email> 
> %s</Email><LocationName>%s</LocationName></Body></PipeMsg>.
>
> parse_config_file - error: add_param_to_batch () failed processing  
> line "FORM_STRING"
>
> main - error: parse_config_file () failed.
>
>
>
> I have tried the %%s usage, as suggested in the error message above  
> but got the same result.  Any ideas?  Is there any additional  
> documentation about how to use this templating feature?
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Matt Love
>
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