When I use the syntax: {STRING(IndexOf|{TASK(PrevTask|StdOut)}|T)}, I got "Error in argument".

However, {TASK(PrevTask|StdOut)} is a valid output.


Example: I set the following in task output
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{STRING(IndexOf|{TASK(PrevTask|StdOut)}|F)}
{STRING(IndexOf|12345_20140101_FILE.PDF|_)}
{STRING(Substring|12345_20140101_FILE.PDF|0|5)}
{STRING(Substring|12345_20140101_FILE.PDF|0|{STRING(IndexOf|12345_20140101_FILE.PDF|_)})}

Whole File:
{TASK(PrevTask|StdOut)}





What I got is:
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Error in argument
5
12345
12345

Whole File:
10:12:09.358|[main]| INFO|com.cmbi.tap.recon.GenerateTapRecon |================================================================
10:12:09.381|[main]| INFO|com.cmbi.tap.recon.GenerateTapRecon |Start GenerateTapRecon 1.2
...

What exactly does {TASK(PrevTask|StdOut)} contain. Please attach txt file.

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Actually any text gives the same result of "Error in argument"

Example of {TASK(PrevTask|StdOut)}:

Whole File:
10:12:09.358|[main]| INFO|com.cmbi.tap.recon.GenerateTapRecon |================================================================
10:12:09.381|[main]| INFO|com.cmbi.tap.recon.GenerateTapRecon |Start GenerateTapRecon 1.2
End of testing text.


  test.txt (1kb) downloaded 58 time(s).

It's because the file contains pipe characters. The pipe is the delimiter for the VisualCron function arguments so when "{TASK(PrevTask|StdOut)}" gets replaced with the file contents containing pipes, the STRING function is then parsed and it seems there are a ton of extra arguments to it!

Luckily you can change the delimiter VisualCron uses by using the syntax below. Pick a character that is not in the file. I used a comma. Put the character you intend to use before the string function name, then use it as the delimiter. I believe this to be a time-bomb though and would not trust this for production, as it's a matter of time before a comma shows up in the file then this blows up. I would like to see this handled differently by VisualCron so this delimiter switching would not be needed.

{STRING(,IndexOf,{TASK(PrevTask|StdOut)},F)}

Great! It works now! Thanks a lot.

Agree that VisualCron should revise this design.