Is there a command line i can use when running analog to limit its analyzing to a specific time period? thx -alan Jason Linhart wrote: > On 12/15/00 4:36 PM alan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > >I already read the FAQ and the document on how you cannot obtain an > >accurate number of > >visitors. I know that other log analyzers offer this data, and I know > >that this number is > >bogus and meaningless, BUT I still need this number. So unless I use the > >User Report there is > >no other way of getting Analog to give me this number?? > > If you really must have a number you can use the number of Unique Hosts > as reported in the general section of the report. To do this for various > time periods you would have to run Analog once for each time period. > > This isn't exactly the number you asked for but given that everything is > approximate/inaccurate, this is about as good as what you will get by > other means. In my experience visits is about 1.3 times unique hosts for > a "typical" web site, but the kind of content and character of your > visitors can affect the numbers dramatically. To say nothing of the > fundamental inability to determine these numbers accurately because of > the lack of an exact correspondence between computers and people. > > Of course you could always use one of those other programs that give > specific numbers, mine for example <http://summary.net/>, 30 day free > demo. It doesn't make the numbers be correct, but it is alot less work. > > Jason > > ----------------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------- > Dr. Seuss books . . . can be read and enjoyed on several levels. For > example, 'One Fish Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish' can be deconstructed > as a searing indictment of the narrow-minded binary counting system. > -- Peter van der Linden, Expert C Programming, Deep C Secrets > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This is the analog-help mailing list. To unsubscribe from this > mailing list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe" in the main BODY OF THE MESSAGE. > List archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is the analog-help mailing list. To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" in the main BODY OF THE MESSAGE. List archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
