Hi all. Everyone can download this simple exe which:
- save RouterOs export configuration file in a readable form (one parameter per line)
- compare differences from two ros export configuration files (highlights different settings)
- clean a ros configuration file from unused commands, unused sections and unused parameter (you can configure what is unused)
- create configurations file from template
- show a simple help

WIKI PAGE: http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Milliscript

I hope it can help someone.
It is a simple exe and do not require installation.
Obviously it is provided as-is and without any warranty.

If you want, provide a feedback to make it better.

EDIT: 26/12/2012 - minimal interface bug fixing

Wow cool, thanks! Looks very interesting

Thanks Normis!
I'm working on a wiki page I will publish soon.

added version 1.35

nice work.
João Olival

Great job Rodolfo
Thanks Brigitte

This script made my day...
I was after a hidden misconfiguration on a live machine, while the test machine was working properly...
I compared the 2 exports and i found the misconfiguration.

Grazie mille Rodolfo, programma semplice ma molto efficace

Please Sticky or Add to Mikrotik Tools .
Nice Work .

I'd rather create Wiki page =) http://wiki.mikrotik.com/

This is great. The app is very usefull as it is however, if you're looking for suggestions I would like another tab that looks like compare but where I can pick and checkmark lines to create rsc script.

Thank you for sharing.

PS: I found a bug: ssid is being converted to all lower case which is not correct since ssid is case sensitive.

Attached a new version 1.36 in the main post.

Fixes of 1.36:
- ssid now is not more lowercased (thanks rmichael)
- names with spaces now are correctly inside quotes
- cleanup of files now correctly handle commands with disabled=yes

Thanks.

Rodolfo

Attached the new version 1.37 in the main post.

Fixes of 1.37:
- file save now have the file loaded name

Thanks.

Rodolfo

Thanks, nice works

lol really nice
good work
thx

Hello!

I'm trying to use this program to check my configuration but when I load the file I only get garbage on screen. I'm I doing something wrong?

Thanks!

if you open the same file using Notepad, what you see ?
You must open file obtained using Export, not Backup.

any updates to this nice program?

Excellent work rodolfo.

I have been thinking about how to do this for a while now.

Very Nice, thankyou.

Great, thank you.

Karma +1

The question remains though, are there any recent updates?

Create wiki page: http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Milliscript

Uploaded last version:
- better parsing of rsc files
- tested with 5.5
- the file cleaner now support profiles (i.e. I wnat a profile FULL where I delete a lot of things, and a profile MAC where I delte only mac addresses
- in the cleaner added flags to delete all default values (delete all parameters named "default", i.e. the default bgp instance, ecc)
- new section "Modeling": you can compile a rsc file from a template, changing variables with values (i.e. I have a rsc file where radio-name and system identity are variables: here I can simply change this names with a value. It allow also to create tempaltes)
- you can open in notepad cleaned and compiled template rsc file
- little improve to the help

Thanks! The program is really great

Nice Job Rodolfo! Thanks!

THANKS MAN!

Your program leaves out the name entry in /ip pool. Actually it leaves the name entry off /interface pppoe-server as well and probably others. I'm using RouterOS 5.6, could this be a problem?

thanks of info. tomorrow I will inspect the code.

Correct the bg: in some cases, if parameter "name" is at the beginning of line, it can be ignored.

thanks

Correct the bg: in some cases, if parameter "name" is at the beginning of line, it can be ignored.

thanks

If the name is left off of an ip pool entry and it is referenced by /ip dhcp-server it is not going to work.

yes, is the bug fixed in 1.46.
tx

yes, is the bug fixed in 1.46.
tx

Thanks for the awesome program!

Thanks! Nice and handy utility!

Hi rodolfo,

Firstly, great work on the script! I've been playing around with it this afternoon and am quite impressed.
Secondly, as you're currently hosting just on the forum, if you're interested I'm happy to set you up a site or subdomain on my site where you can share/update it directly if you'd like.

Feel free to bang me an email if you're interested: admin@mikrotik-routeros.com

and from the community, thanks!

This is amazing. Thank you

Thanks rudolfo

I had to do this manually (reformatting RSC and then using diff or such tool)

It will hopefully save much time.

Rudolfo,

May we add this as a downloadable file to our site? We are trying to acquire useful free scripts for free general use along with our own. We tested this, it really is quite helpful. Thank you for posting it.

Rodolfo, thanks!

Thanks for the program. I have been trying to use to clone a working RB411 with XR3-3.5 wireless card. I get my source and clone file to look the same, but when I import I get an error (line xxx column xx).

Here is what I do.
/export file=backup the router board of the working one
/export file=backup the new router board
compare the two rsc files
change new router board the match the working one.
rename the new one to 2new.rsc
drop the 2new.rsc into the folders section
/import 2new.rsc
says it imported but gives error line xxx column xx expected end of

Nice Job Rodolfo The program is really great
Thanks

Added new version 1.47.
some small interface bug fix.

Merry Christmax and Happy New Year!!!

Thank You , Very Great Tool !

Thanks very much for a great utility. We use it continually during development of new router configurations. And it makes comparing previous and updated ROS configurations so much easier to read and manage.
One question (or suggestion): is there an option to keep the format for script source intact (as produced by the export command) without changing it to a single long line? That seem to be the single configuration command that becomes less readable when converted by this great utility.

thanks again

Hi Telpro.
Could you make me an example?

will try this, this one that i need..
thanks