The ID is only known after 'print' commands and is only used in direct CLI commands, and never in scripts.

:log info [/interface get 12 name];

I want to print a subset of the inetrfaces via script, i.e. something like: "/interface print where name="ether*"

/interface print where name~"^ether"

I want to print a subset of the inetrfaces via script, i.e. something like: "/interface print where name="ether*"

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/interface print where name~"^ether"

Hi Chupaka, I need write some script to rename ALL interfaces in router to DEFAULT-NAME.
Ex.: if some idiot renamed interface ether1 to eth00, I need script for rename this interface back to "ether1"....

/interface
:foreach counter=id in=[find default-name~"ether|wlan"] do={set $id name=[get $id value-name=default-name]}

How you guys learned this scripting ? I mean...training directly in ROS and debuging is awful...
How you doing that ?

Hi Chupaka, I need write some script to rename ALL interfaces in router to DEFAULT-NAME.
Ex.: if some idiot renamed interface ether1 to eth00, I need script for rename this interface back to "ether1"....

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/interface
:foreach counter=id in=[find default-name~"ether|wlan"] do={set $id name=[get $id value-name=default-name]}

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/interface
:foreach counter=id in=[find default-name~"ether|wlan"] do={set $id name=[get $id value-name=default-name]}

did you tape correct that command, can you double check please?

Thanks

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/interface
:foreach counter=id in=[find default-name~"ether|wlan"] do={set $id name=[get $id value-name=default-name]}

did you tape correct that command, can you double check please?

Thanks

Yes, I have debugged it on my router, what exactly goes wrong when you use it?

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/interface
:foreach counter=id in=[find default-name~"ether|wlan"] do={set $id name=[get $id value-name=default-name]}

did you tape correct that command, can you double check please?

Thanks

Yes, I have debugged it on my router, what exactly goes wrong when you use it?

/interface {:foreach counter=id in=[find default-name~"ether|wlan"] do={set $id name=[get $id value-name=default-name]}}

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/interface
:foreach counter=id in=[find default-name~"ether|wlan"] do={set $id name=[get $id value-name=default-name]}

did you tape correct that command, can you double check please?

Thanks

Yes, I have debugged it on my router, what exactly goes wrong when you use it?

The first (highlighted ") happens to me if I type the command at / level, because there, the default-name has no meaning.

Can you enter "/interface" and try again from that level?

Or you may do that in a single line the following way:

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/interface {:foreach counter=id in=[find default-name~"ether|wlan"] do={set $id name=[get $id value-name=default-name]}}

How you guys learned this scripting ? I mean...training directly in ROS and debuging is awful...
How you doing that ?

It's like any other programming language, each has its own specifics. So I basically maintain some basic knowledge regarding what is possible in that language and what are its distinctive points, and then it is a matter of try and fail

I highly recommend using ssh as RouterOS uses coloring to warn you that something you type is not correct (yet). This is also true if you use WebFig but the colors are much more pale (vyblitý would be a more accurate expression ). And I use the [tab] key often to get context help.

I guess you may also talk to @jarda regarding a training.

Just a little remark: generally, I would first rename interfaces to "default_name.temporary_suffix", and then finally to "default_name". Because if, for example, ether1 was renamed to ether2 and ether2 was renamed to ether1 - the script will fail

Just a little remark: generally, I would first rename interfaces to "default_name.temporary_suffix", and then finally to "default_name". Because if, for example, ether1 was renamed to ether2 and ether2 was renamed to ether1 - the script will fail

Nice tip, some example ?