NAME

       csvinfo.cgi - CGI program to show host information from a CSV file

SYNOPSIS

       csvinfo.cgi

DESCRIPTION

       csvinfo.cgi  is  invoked  as  a  CGI  script  via the csvinfo.sh CGI wrapper.  Based on the parameters it
       receives, it searches a comma- separated file for the matching host, and presents the  information  found
       as a table.

       csvinfo.cgi is passed a QUERY_STRING environment variable with the following parameters:

          key (string to search for, typically hostname)
          column (columnnumber to search - default 0)
          db  (name of the CSV database file in $XYMONHOME/etc/, default hostinfo.csv)
          delimiter (delimiter character for columns, default semi-colon)

       CSV files are easily created from e.g. spreadsheets, by exporting them in CSV format. You should have one
       host per line, with the first line containing the  column  headings.  Despite  their  name,  the  default
       delimiter  for  CSV  files is the semi-colon - if you need a different delimiter, invoke csvinfo.cgi with
       the "delimiter=<character>" in the query string.

Example usage

       This example shows how you can use the csvinfo CGI.  It  assumes  you  have  a  CSV-formatted  file  with
       information  about  the  hosts  stored  as  $XYMONHOME/etc/hostinfo.csv, and the hostname is in the first
       column of the file.

       Use with the xymongen --docurl
              The --docurl option to xymongen(1) sets up all of the hostnames on your Xymon webpages to  act  as
              links to a CGI script. To invoke the csvinfo CGI script, run xymongen with the option

                 --docurl=/cgi-bin/csvinfo.sh?db=hostinfo.csv&key=%s

SEE ALSO

       hosts.cfg(5), xymonserver.cfg(5), xymongen(1)