Hi ,
Just to clarify things, it appears that its not so much
a col_append problem, but just that I cant get past
this statement unless I use the display filter with
my protocol string .
if (check_col(pinfo->fd, COL_INFO)) { ** why dont I get past here ??
..
}
/Frank..
Frank Singleton wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Well I am busy tvbuffing everything, but I am
> experiencing some strange things now.
>
> When I run the logfile through my dissector, it
> no longer appears to "append" to the COL_INFO display, unless
> I explicitly enter my protocol display filter at the bottom of
> the GUI.
>
> Here is a code <snip> typical of what I used in the
> pre-tvbuff days without problem.. I sprinkled
> some printf's here and there, and here is what I get.
>
> start colinfo ,octet1 = 11
> end colinfo octet1 = 11
> msg type ,octet1 = 11
>
> Note msgtype = 11 does exist in my
> static const value_string msgnames[] declaration.
>
> Note: I do get "inside check_col" when I
> enter my protocol as the display filter.
>
> eg:
> start colinfo ,octet1 = 11
> inside check_col
> found colinfo
> end colinfo octet1 = 11
> msg type ,octet1 = 11
>
> Any thought would be appreciated.
>
> I used the night build from 2000-06-14
>
> Cheers / Frank..
>
> <snip>
> /* Save msgtype, and display it in INFO column */
>
> /* Get fd back for COL_INFO */
>
> printf("start colinfo ,octet1 = %i\n",octet1 );
>
> if (check_col(pinfo->fd, COL_INFO)) { ** why dont I get past here ??
> printf("inside check_col \n");
> str = match_strval(octet1, msgnames);
> if (!str) {
> str = "Unknown"; /* set a default value if not known */
> }
> printf("found colinfo \n");
>
> col_append_fstr(pinfo->fd, COL_INFO, " ( %s )", str); /* display
> msg type */
> }
>
> printf("end colinfo octet1 = %i \n",octet1);
> <snip>
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