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Log file header reference

The log file header consists of a number of lines, each starting with a number sign (#), followed by the header field name, a colon, a single space, and the field's value. Each line ends with a carriage return (\n). The header consists of the following entries (in order).

Field name Description Example
StartDate The date (in international date format, YYYY-MM-DD) and time (hh:mm:ss) the log file was created. It represents the date and time by using the locale of the server generating the log file.

This field is named Date in log files that are generated by the Multicast and Advertisement Logging Agent ISAPI extension.

#StartDate: 2001-11-30 16:05:03
EndDate The date (in international date format, YYYY-MM-DD) and time (hh:mm:ss) the log file was closed. It represents the date and time by using the locale of the server generating the log file.

This field does not appear in log files that are generated by the Multicast and Advertisement Logging Agent ISAPI extension.

#EndDate: 2001-11-30 16:05:42
TimeFormat The time format used in the log file (Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or local). If the time format is local, the number in parentheses represents the number of minutes before UTC. #TimeFormat: Local(480)
EncodingFormat The text encoding used in creating the log file, which can be either UTF-8 or ANSI. UTF-8 is the default. #EncodingFormat: ANSI
ServerName The name of the server generating the log file.

This field does not appear in log files that are generated by the Multicast and Advertisement Logging Agent ISAPI extension.

#ServerName: WMS_Server_1
ServerIP A comma-separated list of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that the Windows Media Services service is bound to. This may not include every IP address the computer is bound to.

This field does not appear in log files that are generated by the Multicast and Advertisement Logging Agent ISAPI extension.

#ServerIP: 192.168.1.2, 192.168.1.33
Software The software name. #Software: Windows Media Services
Version The version of the Windows Media Services service. #Version: 9.0
Publishing Point The name of the publishing point the log file is associated with. The field includes any forward slash (/) characters in the name.

This field does not appear in log files that are generated by the Multicast and Advertisement Logging Agent ISAPI extension.

#Publishingpointname: [Global] (represents the entire server)
#Publishingpointname: Name
Fields Space-separated list of all the field names that are logged in the order in which they are logged. The Fields header is always the last header entry in the header. #Fields: c-ip date time c-dns

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