[NV-L] NetView 7.1.4 - Nvdbformat Question

[ss cc <steph_cornish@yahoo.com>]

All,

I'm using nvdbformat to create an inventory all devices being managed by NetView.

 

Our devices are located all over the world and and the first 4 characters of their host name tells you where they're physically located.

 

I'd like to use nvdbformat to count the number of devices per site but I can't figure out how to get it to key off of the first 4 characters of the Selection Name.

 

Example:

 

jfk1-01-rtr-01 ---> Syntrax = <JFK Airport>  <Area Number>  <Function>  <Number>

jfk1-01-rtr-02 ---> Syntrax = <JFK Airport>  <Area Number>  <Function>  <Number>

jfk1-01-rtr-03 ---> Syntrax = <JFK Airport>  <Area Number>  <Function>  <Number>

jfk1-01-rtr-04 ---> Syntrax = <JFK Airport>  <Area Number>  <Function>  <Number>

Total Number at JFK = 4

 

dfw1-10-rtr-01 ---> Syntrax = <Dallas Airport>  <Area Number>  <Function>  <Number>

dfw1-10-rtr-02 ---> Syntrax = <Dallas Airport>  <Area Number>  <Function>  <Number>

Total Number at DFW = 2

Is there a way to get nvdbformat to group and count devices based on the first 4 characters of the Selection Name?

Thanks for you help.

Stephanie

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