Tracing Results

Tracing messages are stored in a file named <PercussionRoot\<application directory>~<appname>.trace.  This file is stored in the application directory under the Percussion root directory.

Tracing files consist of a header (if you change your tracing settings, the file may contain more than one header), a series of messages, and a footer.  Messages use the following format:

 timestamp:  message header

  body

<mandatory blank line>

The timestamp uses the format mm/dd hh:mm:ss.sss. where mm is the numerical value of the month, dd is the date, hh is the hour (using a 24-hour clock), mm is minutes, and ss.sss is seconds and thousandths of a second.  The contents of the body vary depending on the type of trace.

You can read the tracer file by opening it either in a text editor, such as Notepad in the Windows environment or bi in Unix.  If you are not at the server, you can use a web browser to view the tracer file by entering the path in the browser; for example:

 http://myserver:9992/Rhythmyx/Sample/~Sample.trace