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View and search log content

Debugging & Logging > Log Files > logfilename

 

You can view and search log content using the Log Viewer page. This page identifies the content for each log file that you specified to view on the Log Files page.

Use the Log Viewer

  1. On the Log Files page, click the name of the log file. The Log Viewer page appears.

  2. To filter the content on the Log Viewer page, click the Launch Filter button. The following table describes the areas on the Log Viewer page:

 

Area

Description

Launch Filter button

Click to open the Filter dialog box so you can customize the content in the log file viewer. For more information, see Filtering log content.

Searching file

Identifies the name of the log files that you are viewing.

View Raw Data

Shows the actual content of the log file message, including the HTML tags, if they exist. Many error messages are formatted with HTML tags that are rendered by the browser. If an HTML tag exists, the raw data shows the tag attributes <p>hello</p>, whereas not viewing the file using the raw data feature shows "hello."

Compact View

Trims the content of the error messages and increases the count of viewed log entries from 10 to 20 per page.

Number of messages or events

Shows the total number of messages with links to view the previous and next pages.

Date   

Identifies the date the event occurred.

Time   

Identifies the time the event occurred.

Severity  

Identifies the severity level of the event:

  • Fatal  Errors that terminate the application.

  • Error  Recoverable errors.

  • Warning  Cautionary information.

  • Information  Information about the status and settings of the ColdFusion server.

ThreadID   

Identifies the thread identification number for the event. This string is used by Adobe Technical Support personnel to track and troubleshoot problems.

Application Name   

If applicable, shows the name of the application.

Log Message  

Describes the error that occurred.

 

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