4.3.4 Example of outputting multiple registration information items as text

This example outputs registration information for the Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco branches as text. You can select for the output method either Output Text or Append Text.

A sample format for text output is set up during installation. You use this format file at the Operations-Manager Console host. The format file to be used corresponds to the value set for the LANG environment variable.

You can edit the format file to create a desired format. For details about how to edit the format file, see E. Format Files Used for Output of Definition Information.

To output multiple registration information items as text:

1. In the tree window, click Chicago, and then click Los Angeles and San Francisco while holding down the Shift or Ctrl key.

2. From the right-click menu, choose Output Text.

   The Output or Append To Text File dialog box appears.

   Figure 4‒10: Output or Append To Text File dialog box

3. Specify the directory to which the text is to be output, and then click either Output Text or Append Text.

   Output Text

   Outputs the registration information to the specified file. If the specified file already exists, its contents are overwritten.

   Append Text

   Outputs the registration information at the end of the specified file.

   The text output status is displayed.

4. Click Close.

File name for the output text

The following table shows the name of the output file depending on the type of information.

Table 4‒1: Names of output text files

Type of information	File name#1
User information#2	host-name-to-be-displayed_user.txt
Auto-start program information based on file	host-name-to-be-displayed_autof.txt
Auto-start program information based on directory	host-name-to-be-displayed_autod.txt
Transmission information	host-name-to-be-displayed_tran.txt
Log information	host-name-to-be-displayed_hist.txt

#1

If the host name to be displayed contains any illegal character for the file name (\, /, :, ,, ;, *, ?, ", <, >, |), each such illegal character will be replaced with # to create the file name.

#2

The information cannot be output when the target host is UNIX.

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