Reference: Overview of Beyond FTP
The master log file was introduced with the 2.6 release. It consists of comma-delimited information about the activities of Beyond FTP. The log file includes a header record that defines the following fields:
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Date |
Date of the record. Format mm/dd/yy |
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Time |
Time written. Format hh:mm:ss |
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LocalServer |
Name of the Beyond FTP server writing the log. |
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Script |
Name of the script that generated the record. |
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Status |
Error value or zero if the action worked. |
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RemoteServer |
Name of the remote server, if any. |
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User |
Name of the user, if any |
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Action |
The action logged (see below) |
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FileFrom |
Name of the source file. May be local or remote. |
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FileTo |
Name of the destination file. May be local or remote. |
The FileFrom field will actually contain any file name that is involved in the action. Not all fields are present for every record. The actions that are logged are the following:
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Append |
File(s) appended. |
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Assign |
Variable assigned a value |
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Compile |
Script compiled prior to execution. |
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Connect |
Connected to a remote Beyond FTP server. |
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Copy |
Local file copy completed. |
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Decrypt |
Decryption executed |
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Delete |
File(s) deleted. |
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Disconnect |
Disconnected from a remote Beyond FTP server. |
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Encrypt |
Encryption executed |
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HTTP_Get |
Get web page executed. |
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MailAlert |
Mail program executed |
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Properties |
File properties changed |
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Queue |
Script scheduled. |
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Rename |
File(s) renamed. |
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Requeue |
Script re-queued. |
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RestartDist |
Script restarted. |
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Run |
Program executed. |
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StartService |
Beyond FTP started. |
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StopService |
Beyond FTP stopped. |
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StartDist |
Script started. |
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StopDist |
Script stopped. |
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XferIn |
Inbound transfer completed. |
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XferOut |
Outbound transfer completed. |
The log file is automatically recreated at midnight. You can also close the log at any time. The log files themselves are found on the Beyond FTP path. The names are based on the current date and time:
MLog-yyyymmdd-hhmmss.Txt
The current log is titled Mlog-Current.Txt. This file can be opened for reading. The log files are designed to be easily loaded into a reporting application. Beyond FTP will automatically remove older log files, based on the number of days of data you choose to save.