Configuring and Managing Host-Based X.25 Links - Edition 6 (36939-90057)

Formatting Host-Based X.25 Log Files
To Use EVLOG
Chapter 8
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To Select Formatting Options
To select the formatting option that you want to change when running EVLOG
interactively, type the option number at the prompt. EVLOG will then prompt you to
enter additional information. The information required depends on the option selected.
Brackets displaying the current setting of the option are included in the prompt. Each of
the options is described, each description includes an example of the option’s use. User
input is bold.
NOTE The formatter will use default values for any options not specified by the user. The
default values are listed in parentheses beside each of the options.
Option 1: File Use this option to open an event log file, if you did not specify a log file
name on the command line. Whenever a file is opened, the File option will reflect file
name and the number of records in the file. In the following example, the log file
logfile1, contains 15 records.
Enter number of option or <CR> to select current options: 1
Event log name []? logfile1
Options:
0 — Set all options back to their default values
1 — File (logfile1, 15 records)
2 — Records (1..0)
. —............
. —............
. —............
Option 2: Records Use this option to select which record numbers to display. In the
following example, the user chooses to display records 2 through 5 of the opened log file.
Notice that the Records option displays the records that were selected.
Enter number of option or <CR> to select current options: 2
First record [1]? 2
Last record [15]? 5
Options:
0 — Set all options back to their default values
1 — File (logfile1, 15 records)
2 — Records (2..5)
. —............
. —............
. —............
Option 3: Event Types Use this option to restrict the records displayed to those of a
specific event type. In the following example, the user chooses to display only DTC
events. Following the selection, the Event types option displays a 3, to signify the
selection of event type 3, DTC events. Note that not all of the event types are meaningful
for log files on host-based systems.