# Use multiple codec in one file input
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-multiple-codec-in-one-file-input/79722
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [March 23, 2017, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-multiple-codec-in-one-file-input/79722 "2017-03-23T09:58:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@stef35340](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stef35340)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2017, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-multiple-codec-in-one-file-input/79722/1 "2017-03-23T09:58:31Z")
Hello,
Do you know if there is a possibility to use multiple codecs in the same file input?
I need to manage "multiline" and "plain" codecs for the same file.
Currently, here is my configuration (I have anonymized data):
```
input{
# ASYNCHRONOUS LOGS
file{
# Ces deux lignes permettent de ré analyser tous les fichiers du répertoire
start_position => beginning
#sincedb_path => "/dev/null"
# #######
# Chemin du ou des fichiers de logs à analyser
path => ["List of files to analyze"]
# On exclut les fichiers d'erreurs
exclude => "*_ERR.*"
# Aggrégation de champs permettant d' identifier plus précisément les documents
add_field => {"application" => "myapp"
"environment" => "test"
}
# Permet de gérer les retours à ligne vide de certains logs asynchrones
codec => multiline{
pattern => "^%{YEAR}[./-]%{MONTHNUM}[./-]%{MONTHDAY} %{TIME}"
negate => true
what => previous
}
# Type de fichier analysé
type => "async"
}
}
```
My need is to have the following:
```
codec => multiline{
pattern => "^%{YEAR}[./-]%{MONTHNUM}[./-]%{MONTHDAY} %{TIME}"
negate => true
what => previous
}
codec => plain{
charset => "UTF-8"
}
```
If you have any idea of how can i do that...
Thank you for your feedback
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### Author:  [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2017, 10:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-multiple-codec-in-one-file-input/79722/2 "2017-03-23T10:02:31Z")
Why do you need the plain codec? Why not specify the [charset](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-codecs-multiline.html#plugins-codecs-multiline-charset) in the multiline codec?
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### Author:  [@stef35340](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stef35340)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2017, 10:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-multiple-codec-in-one-file-input/79722/3 "2017-03-23T10:10:09Z")
OOOhhhhh...
I've completely missed this attribute of multiline codec...
Thank you very much.
I think I can close this topic.
Again, thanks!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2017, 10:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-multiple-codec-in-one-file-input/79722/4 "2017-04-20T10:10:51Z")
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