Logging the Application Events

TrafMeter Service records own events and error messages in two destinations simultaneoulsly: to the Windows Event Log and to the plaintext file.

Logging into the Windows Event Log

This is a built-in Windows Logging facility presented only on Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP/2003. It provides a standard view for the application events, a powerful search engine for the events and a remote viewing. To view the TrafMeter Service Events, open "Event Viewer" (Control Panel -> Administrative Tools) and select "Application" item. You will see the TrafMeter Service Events under the TrafSvc source.

Logging into the plaintext file

This logs the TrafMeter Service Events directly into the plaintext file located in the user-defined folder (by default, %programfiles%\TrafMeter\Logs). The filename for the application log is constructed from the current date using the template "Log_yyyy_mm.txt" (where yyyy is a four-digit year and mm is a two-digit month of the year ranging from 01 to 12). When you ask for the technical support, attach the application log for the current month in your message.

You can specify the folder for the application log in the "Options" dialog box (the "Folder" tab) in TrafMeter Administrative Console.