Hi Anders,

Thanks for the prompt reply.  I’ve read through exported_pdu.h and I don’t 
understand how this helps me.  Is there somewhere I can read more about using 
exported_pdu functions?

Thanks and regards…Paul

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Den 7 aug. 2016 11:25 fm skrev "Paul Offord" 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>:
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> I’ve written a small program that converts web logs into pcap-ng files with a 
> dummy Ethernet header

You could use the exported pdu format
See exported_pdu.h in epan directory. Should you need new tags for meta 
information those could be added.
Regards
Anders

I’m now writing a dissector for the resulting pcap-ng file.  The problem is 
that the number and meaning of the “columns” in the log is not predictable – it 
depends on the web log format settings.  Therefore the first entry in the 
pcap-ng file contains the name of the field, a definition of the data type and 
the column position.  In the dissector, I read this first record and then set 
up an hf_register_info array.  That’s the background, now my question.
>
>
>
> Can I make calls to proto_register_xxx functions in my dissector, or must 
> they be made from proto_register_xxxx?
>
>
>
> Thanks and regards…Paul
>
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