How to read also the flags of a data record? (bug in beta5?)

RouterOS RouterOS beta
1

How to read also the flags of a data record?

For example:

/interface bridge host print
Flags: D - DYNAMIC; L - LOCAL; E - EXTERNAL
Columns: MAC-ADDRESS, ON-INTERFACE, BRIDGE

MAC-ADDRESS ON-INTE BRIDGE

0 D E 00:21:86:A1:63:56 ether9 bridge
1 D E 20:1A:06:5F:C0:3D ether15 bridge
2 D E 24:A4:3C:06:6C:2D ether1 bridge
3 DL C4:AD:34:78:E1:88 bridge bridge
4 DL C4:AD:34:78:E1:90 ether9 bridge
5 DL C4:AD:34:78:E1:96 ether15 bridge

>

I need to read all fields of these data records, incl the flags. I tried the following, but as can be seen
the flags are missing:

> ```text
:foreach i in=[/interface bridge host print detail as-value] do={ :put $i; }                       
.id=*5c;bridge=bridge;comment=;interface=ether9;mac-address=00:21:86:A1:63:56;on-interface=ether9
.id=*5a;bridge=bridge;comment=;interface=ether15;mac-address=20:1A:06:5F:C0:3D;on-interface=ether15
.id=*57;bridge=bridge;comment=;interface=ether1;mac-address=24:A4:3C:06:6C:2D;on-interface=ether1
.id=*5b;bridge=bridge;comment=;interface=bridge;mac-address=C4:AD:34:78:E1:88;on-interface=bridge
.id=*58;bridge=bridge;comment=;interface=ether9;mac-address=C4:AD:34:78:E1:90;on-interface=ether9
.id=*59;bridge=bridge;comment=;interface=ether15;mac-address=C4:AD:34:78:E1:96;on-interface=ether15

Btw, it applies not only to the above example, but rather generally to all such data that has flags in its normal output.

Is this a bug in beta5?

How can I read these flags?

If it's currently not possible then I propose that it should be added into the next beta version.

PS: the above example was tested on a CRS326 switch with RouterOS 7.0beta5.

2

The command print is (mostly) for terminal output.

Does something like this work for you?

:foreach i in=[ /interface bridge host find ] do={ :put [ /interface bridge host get $i ]; }

BTW, why do you expect everything to be a bug?

3

Yes, that’s indeed the solution, though with an IMHO unintuitive/unexpected syntax. But never mind, it works. Thx.

:foreach i in=[ /interface bridge host find ] do={ :put [ /interface bridge host get $i ]; }
.id=*75;bridge=bridge;disabled=false;dynamic=true;external=true;interface=ether15;invalid=false;local=false;mac-address=20:1A:06:5F:C0:3D;on-interface=ether15
.id=*72;bridge=bridge;disabled=false;dynamic=true;external=true;interface=ether1;invalid=false;local=false;mac-address=24:A4:3C:06:6C:2D;on-interface=ether1
.id=*76;bridge=bridge;disabled=false;dynamic=true;external=false;interface=bridge;invalid=false;local=true;mac-address=C4:AD:34:78:E1:88;on-interface=bridge
.id=*73;bridge=bridge;disabled=false;dynamic=true;external=false;interface=ether9;invalid=false;local=true;mac-address=C4:AD:34:78:E1:90;on-interface=ether9
.id=*74;bridge=bridge;disabled=false;dynamic=true;external=false;interface=ether15;invalid=false;local=true;mac-address=C4:AD:34:78:E1:96;on-interface=ether15

4

IMHO it is very intuitive if you are used to it. Scripting is one of the reasons I do love RouterOS.

5

@eworm, I like the following shorter variant:

/interface/bridge/host
:foreach i in=[find] do={ :put [ get $i; ] }
.id=*7e;bridge=bridge;disabled=false;dynamic=true;external=true;interface=ether15;invalid=false;local=false;mac-address=20:1A:06:5F:C0:3D;on-interface=ether15
.id=*80;bridge=bridge;disabled=false;dynamic=true;external=true;interface=ether1;invalid=false;local=false;mac-address=24:A4:3C:06:6C:2D;on-interface=ether1
.id=*7f;bridge=bridge;disabled=false;dynamic=true;external=false;interface=bridge;invalid=false;local=true;mac-address=C4:AD:34:78:E1:88;on-interface=bridge
.id=*7c;bridge=bridge;disabled=false;dynamic=true;external=false;interface=ether9;invalid=false;local=true;mac-address=C4:AD:34:78:E1:90;on-interface=ether9
.id=*7d;bridge=bridge;disabled=false;dynamic=true;external=false;interface=ether15;invalid=false;local=true;mac-address=C4:AD:34:78:E1:96;on-interface=ether15

6

I do not, and here is why:
If you have complex code depending on relative paths it tends to break if you move fragments of code up or down.