[syslog-ng] Pattern database and '<'

[Ilas, Yann]

>> On 2010-07-23, Ilas, Yann wrote:
>>
>> Currently, I'm using syslog-ng version 3.1.1.
>> I would like to parse that kind of message by using pattern database.
>> Here is the message : "<<<<< Message message message".
>> So I created that xml file :
>>[...]
>>         <pattern><<<<< Message message message</pattern>
>[...]
>> I obtain that message when I try to parse with the pdbtool
application :
>> $ pdbtool match -p syslog-ng.xml -P test -M "<<<<< Message message
>> message"
>> Error parsing pattern database file; filename='/tmp/syslog-ng.xml',
>> error='Error on line 9 char 22: \'<\' is not a valid character
following
>> a \'<\' character; it may not begin an element name'
>>
>> Into the xml file, I replaced '<<<<<' with @STRING::@ or @ESTRING...@
>> but it doesn't work. Is it possible to match that kind of message ?
>
> Characters < and > are special to XML notation. Try using &lt; and 
> &gt; instead.
>
>
> HTH
>
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Thanks ! It works.

Regards,

Yann I.