Automatic file extension

planetcaravan · Sat Oct 20, 2012 12:27 pm

Hi there,

I've noticed that each time I create a new file, RouterOS automatically adds a ".txt" extension.
How can I change this behavior as is not possible to rename file?

samsung172 · Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:35 pm

?, use file=xxxxxxxxxx.yyy

eg :

ros code

export file=backup.rsc
export compact file=backup.txt

c0d3rSh3ll · Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:43 pm

?, use file=xxxxxxxxxx.yyy

eg :

ros code
export file=backup.rsc
export compact file=backup.txt

you try this?
always save backup and export in .backup or .rsc

planetcaravan · Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:58 pm

How can I create a file and choose my extension?

c0d3rSh3ll · Sat Oct 20, 2012 10:05 pm

what extension need?

planetcaravan · Sat Oct 20, 2012 10:07 pm

any one... html for example

planetcaravan · Sat Oct 27, 2012 2:18 pm

Can somebody help me?

gerardr · Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:15 am

I'm having the same problem. I want to create a file called "radio.inf" from a script, and I can't find a way to do that.

Can anyone form Mikrotik comment on this issue?

gerardr · Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:20 am

I'm having the same problem. I want to create a file called 'radio.inf' and I can't find a way to do this.

Can someone from Mikrotik comment on this issue?

zap71 · Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:02 am

I think it depends on how you want to create "a file".

You can not modify the extension of "known" file types like exports or backups.

If the filename is a custom file, like e.g.

/tool fetch url="http://www.google.de/" mode=http dst-path=test.abc

you can choose the filename yourself.

Zap.

gerardr · Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:23 pm

@zap71, Your post prompted me to try using the fetch command. Since my script runs when the radio is not connected to the Internet, I can't fetch the file from a remote server. Instead, I used the fetch command to copy the .txt file to a .inf file on the radio, and then remove the .txt file that is no longer useful. My full implementation is as follows:

:local TxtFile "radio.txt"
:local InfFile "radio.inf";

# Create the .txt file
/file print file=$TxtFile
:delay 1

# Update the file contents
/file set $TxtFile contents="Some content"

# Copy the .txt file to the .inf file
/tool fetch address=127.0.0.1 user=admin password="" src-path=$TxtFile mode=ftp upload=no dst-path=$InfFile

# Remove the .txt file that is no longer needed
/file remove $TxtFile

A bit kludgy, but it meets my requirements. Note that the :delay command is needed to give the radio time to create the file before updating it with the custom content.

zap71 · Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:35 pm

Ha what a cool idea!

Zap.

dfdf · Wed Nov 22, 2023 10:00 pm

old topic, but for someone who will search for a solution in the future:

you should append zero symbol ("\00") to the end of the string to prevent .txt extension addition

examples:

:local $"myFileNameWithMyExtension" "myFile.anyext";

usage:

/file print file=($"myFileNameWithMyExtension"."\00");

or

/system script print without-paging file=($"myFileNameWithMyExtension"."\00") where name="MyScript";

etc...

NB: DO NOT use "\00" in get clause, just use $"myFileNameWithMyExtension" to check for file properties, ie:

:put [/file get $"myFileNameWithMyExtension" value-name="size"]