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Log viewer

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Just curious if anyone uses a log viewer program.
I was using Notepad++ for a while but thought there must be an easier way

I've found LogViewPlus and has made looking at the debug logs a lot easier. I have set up a few filters and highlights for common problems so I can easily jump to the relevant part.

Problem is it is not free and only has a 30 day trial. I found a way around it by deleting the settings data in appdata/roaming and reinstalling, Unfortunately that wipes all the filters set up but not too hard to set up again.

Anyone have any better recommendations for a free viewer with similar features?
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Re: Log viewer

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@Subjunk @Nadahar Have you tried using this?

These are the settings I use for UMS log files along with the filters and highlights that makes it much easier to find issues.
Any suggestions on other filters to add?


Settings:
>Fonts & colours>Application Skin>"Visual Studio Blue"
>Encoding & Culture>Default Encoding>"UTF-8"

Load Debug.log file, cancel prompt.
Right click log and go to Parser Wizard.
Click next x3
Parser Wizard conversion pattern, reload (F5) then replace with

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%p %d{yyyy-MM-dd %H:mm:ss.fff} [%c] %m%n
Click next x2
Give name (UMS) then finish

Setup filters by copying the begin and end sections below then right click on the debug.log in Logview and paste.
Repeat with all filters
Add all Issues filter (Ctrl+E)
Click highlights icon at bottom left. add all the extra highlights below (some are created with the filters)

Resize columns and hide the "date" column if not needed

Once setup, go to add template in toolbar.
set Save highlights "save all highlights"
Template name "UMS"
Click OK.

Loading a new logfile (or zipped archive) just select the debug.log then select Templates from the toolbar and pick "UMS"

Free version works for 1 month but will work longer as long as it is not closed at end of the trial period.
To continue to use the program, delete "C:\Users\{user}\AppData\Roaming\LogViewPlus"
Unfortunately all settings will be deleted and have to be redone.



These are the filters I use

UMS version

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System Information

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VPN?

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IP Adresses

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IPs + Ports

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Used Network Interface

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Used Interface/IP

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Renderers

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Network Speed

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GetProtocalInfo

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Media Info Results

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Final Verdict

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Start/Stop playing Events

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Transcode Command

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These are the additional Highlights that are useful

New renderer found:
Matched media renderer
Recognized media renderer
Received a browse request from
End of analysis
MediaInfo parsing results
Metadata already exists for
Matched format
Matched support line
will be streamed
failed to match supported line
failed to match support line
will be transcoded with player
StartPlaying Event
StopPlaying Event
Starting transcode
Logs are important for us to help, Please follow This Link before asking for support. Just a forum cleaner, Will help if I can but no expert.
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