Append output to new line in a file created with EEM

[kaellsworth74]

I have the following EEM scripts:

event manager applet 999_A trap authorization bypass
 event track 999 state up
 action 1.0 cli command "enable"
 action 1.1 syslog priority warnings msg ",DECTK Kit,DG4_ECK_03,is online."
 action 1.2 file open fh flash:report.txt a+
 action 1.3 file write fh "\$_event_pub_time,DECTK Kit,DG4_ECK_03,is online."
 action 1.4 file close fh

event manager applet 999_B trap authorization bypass
 event track 999 state down
 action 1.0 cli command "enable"
 action 1.1 syslog priority warnings msg ",DECTK Kit,DG4_ECK_03,is offline."
 action 1.2 file open fh flash:report.txt a+
 action 1.3 file write fh "\$_event_pub_time,DECTK Kit,DG4_ECK_03,is offline."
 action 1.4 file close fh

The above EEM scripts append the lines in 1.3 to a file called report.txt. My issue is that the data is not getting written to a new line. It is just getting added to the same line and is making the file hard to read and manage. How Can I set this up so the data from 1.3 is appended to the file as a new line?

[balaji.bandi]

not tried myself, just thought.

put $output

file open fh flash:report.txt a+

puts $fh $output
file close fh

[kaellsworth74]

Will the "puts $fh $output" line be an additional line to my script? Add it after the 1.3 line?

[Dan Frey]

Add new line syntax to end of 1.3.

 action 1.3 file write fh "\$_event_pub_time,DECTK Kit,DG4_ECK_03,is offline\n"

[kaellsworth74]

That's not working. All it does is add an "n" to the text.

[Dan Frey]

\n works in 17.6.2 code.  If you have a version where its not working then try the ascii value of carriage return \015.

action 1.3 file write fh "\$_event_pub_time,DECTK Kit,DG4_ECK_03,is offline \015"

[kaellsworth74]

Same issue as earlier. Just adds 015 to my text. I am on a 3925 router with IOS 15.7(3)M8. Are these variable you are having me add? I've tried many different variations of what you have shown me. Thanks for your help. I am so close to having this the way I want. This is the last piece. 

[Georg Pauwen]

Hello,

as far as I recall, the ASCII codes for form feed are 12, and for carriage return,13. You could try either \012 or \12, or \013, or \13.

[kaellsworth74 · Accepted solution]

I figured it out. I can't believe it was this simple. I changed it from "write" to "puts" and that solved everything.

event manager applet 999_A trap authorization bypass
 event track 999 state up
 action 1.0 cli command "enable"
 action 1.1 syslog priority warnings msg ",DECTK Kit,DG4_ECK_03,is online."
 action 1.2 file open fh flash:report.txt a+
 action 1.3 file puts fh "\$_event_pub_time,DECTK Kit,DG4_ECK_03,is online."
 action 1.4 file close fh

event manager applet 999_B trap authorization bypass
 event track 999 state down
 action 1.0 cli command "enable"
 action 1.1 syslog priority warnings msg ",DECTK Kit,DG4_ECK_03,is offline."
 action 1.2 file open fh flash:report.txt a+
 action 1.3 file puts fh "\$_event_pub_time,DECTK Kit,DG4_ECK_03,is offline."
 action 1.4 file close fh

Thanks for your guidance. Much appreciated.

[balaji.bandi]

glad you were able to figure it out - maybe I was not clear when I posted that was my suggestion. anyway all good.