Re: Format of database logfile needed

Path: emory!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!yale.edu!think.com!ames!olivea!gossip.pyramid.com!pyramid!infmx!davek From: davek@informix.com (David Kosenko) Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix Message-ID: <1992Jan3.205934.4751@informix.com> Date: 3 Jan 92 20:59:34 GMT References: <433@wimpy.nms.gdc.com> Sender: news@informix.com (Usenet News) Organization: Informix Software, Inc. In article <433@wimpy.nms.gdc.com> bergquis@nms.gdc.com (Brett Bergquist) writes: >Does anyone know the format of the logfile that is created and maintained >when using an Informix database with transactions. Although there is a >"dblog" utility to dump the log, I would like to write my own utility to >add extended features. > >BTW, this is for Informix SE 4.10 on a Sun. Your best bet is to grab a copy of the CISAM product manual. Listed in one of the appendixes is the structure of the log file, and a copy of the header file from the source code. It is basically just a fixed header with a variable length row image following it. You can use this (at your own risk, of course) to access the logfile in any way you wish. Dave Kosenko Informix Software Inc. NJ Office -- Disclaimer: These opinions are not those of Informix Software, Inc. ************************************************************************** The heart and the mind on a parallel course, never the two shall meet. -E. Saliers