Connect to ErrorLog Sources

Introduction

To analyze log files, you first need to connect to an error log source. The application enables you to connect in a number of ways, These are described below.

Directory

Logs found in the selected directory will be loaded, the number of logs loaded will be determined by the settings defined in the settings dialog.

Web server

Point the url to a webserver running ELMAH, the logs will be downloaded from the server to a local directory and loaded into the application. The number of logs loaded will be determined by the settings defined in the settings dialog. If needed you can provide credentials when connecting to the server. More details can be found here dialog connect to web server dialog.

Database

Currently the application supports Microsoft SQL Server and Micrsoft SQL Server Compact 4.0. Simply provide the connection information in the dialog and the logs will be loaded into the application. The number of logs loaded will be determined by the settings defined in the settings dialog.