Log files are space delimited text files that can be read by any
program that can import text files, such as a text editor, a
spreadsheet program, a word processing program, or a database
program.
The information contained in the Log file reference
information section identifies the different fields in the log
file and what the entry codes represent. In some cases, the
information in the log file requires special interpretation. Please
keep in mind the following when analyzing log file information:
If the client does not send log information to
the server at the end of the stream, the server simulates log
information using the information obtained when the client
connected to the server and the server streaming statistics. Client
statistics and fields relevant to the stream are filled with zeros
and hyphens because no information was sent.
The server will generate a log entry for each piece of digital
media content streamed from a server-side playlist. Windows Media Player version
6.4 or embedded players that use the version 6.4 ActiveX control
only send log information at the end of a session. This results in
log entries that do not have client statistics for all of the
playlist content except the last one. After the last item is
streamed to the client, the client will send a log that has
aggregated all of the client statistics from the beginning of the
playlist.
