Method for generating a monitor program for monitoring text streams and executing actions when pre-defined patterns, are matched using an English to AWK language translator

A method of creating a monitor program for monitoring text streams contained in log reports produced by a telephone switch, comprising the steps of:

• selecting text strings with individual character patterns required to be matched with corresponding character patterns in text streams contained in the log reports;
• creating a pattern definition according to the selected text strings;
• storing said pattern definition in a session file;
• selecting action definitions and corresponding action keywords such tat the selected action is executed when a pattern definition is matched;
• reading the session file containing the pattern definition;
• associating each keyword with a corresponding software code;
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• listing the corresponding software codes for each keyword to create the monitor program.