Comments on: The Biggest Logging Anti-Pattern http://davybrion.com/blog/2010/03/the-biggest-logging-anti-pattern/ inquisitive: adjective. given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:42:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dannyhttp://davybrion.com/blog/2010/03/the-biggest-logging-anti-pattern/comment-page-1/#comment-32400 Danny Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:33:15 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/2010/03/the-biggest-logging-anti-pattern/#comment-32400 This could actually just be the start of your problems, as I have translated the log file file, which reads, "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". This could actually just be the start of your problems, as I have translated the log file file, which reads, “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”.

]]> By: Davy Brionhttp://davybrion.com/blog/2010/03/the-biggest-logging-anti-pattern/comment-page-1/#comment-32324 Davy Brion Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:10:50 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/2010/03/the-biggest-logging-anti-pattern/#comment-32324 @Mariothat's certainly possible, though that file really isn't very big on my machinethat path also has a Trace folder which contains more (even smaller) logfiles... they're all binary as wellit's just frustrating to see that when you are hoping for something that could help you debug an issue :) @Mario

that’s certainly possible, though that file really isn’t very big on my machine

that path also has a Trace folder which contains more (even smaller) logfiles… they’re all binary as well

it’s just frustrating to see that when you are hoping for something that could help you debug an issue :)

]]> By: Stef Van Desselhttp://davybrion.com/blog/2010/03/the-biggest-logging-anti-pattern/comment-page-1/#comment-32323 Stef Van Dessel Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:08:24 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/2010/03/the-biggest-logging-anti-pattern/#comment-32323 The log file is encrypted and the format is not publicly available. The files are just used by DTS to manage transactions and aren't really meant for viewing outside of what the service itself reads and uses. The log file is encrypted and the format is not publicly available. The files are just used by DTS to manage transactions and aren’t really meant for viewing outside of what the service itself reads and uses.

]]> By: Mario Parejahttp://davybrion.com/blog/2010/03/the-biggest-logging-anti-pattern/comment-page-1/#comment-32321 Mario Pareja Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:04:23 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/2010/03/the-biggest-logging-anti-pattern/#comment-32321 Judging by the file path, isn't this a transaction log rather than a debug log? You would find something similar to this in your SQL Server data files. Judging by the file path, isn’t this a transaction log rather than a debug log? You would find something similar to this in your SQL Server data files.

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