My apologies for posting this on-list, but I can't get through to Lori via direct email. I got an "undeliverable mail" error...
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Hi Lori
If the gnerated logfiles are in "Extended W3C Format" then you're in luck, there are many logfile parsers around. I've even written my own, its not hard really
Of course, if you're looking for an already-decent parser, I recommend "WeblogExpert" http://www.weblogexpert.com/
It reads all common formats, including default Apache, IIS, W3C-Extended, and others
The logfiles are generally plain-text, you should be able to open them in Notepad, VI, or whatever utility Apple provided for OS-X ;)
The advantage of logfiles over server-side or client-side processing is that it incurs no overhead or relying on your clients to have JavaScript enabled.
My host provides me with (slightly abridged... they omitted a few constant fields, like "server IP address", as this is reported for every request made to the server, and that obviously isn't going to change (the IP address, that is), so it reduces file-size at the end of the day. However, my host only retains the last 5 days in logs, after that they get deleted... As a result, I have a simple VBS file for Windows that automatically gets the logfiles every 4 days. Saves me a lot of trouble that way :), I can give it to you if you want.
-- -David R
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Lori Leach wrote:
David -- Thanks for that.
I am mailing offlist as I don't want my head bitten off for being off topic
I DO have the logs set up, and have access to the .log file. So, how the heck to I read them?
Lori Leach
ZenfulCreations
http://www.zenfulcreations.com/
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