I have been working on creating a little log viewer that can view very large log files, an arbitrary block at a time. It uses the java fileReader and bufferedReader objects. So that I do not have to try and load the entire multi-hundred megabyte log files into memory.
I'm happy to say after several hours of much learning and tinkering I have got it working nicely. It is specific purpose to a specific log format but it's what I needed at this moment. As is wont to happen in these cases; I am already imagining improvements. Besides me doing something to make it more generically useable with other log formats. I am thinking of adding a search feature so that I can get to a desired section quickly, without having to page possibly several hundred times. But if I do this, so that one can jump into the middle of the file, one is really going to want to be able to page backwards. And that is my question. BufferedReader seems only meant, logically, to read forward in a file. Is there some other Java object(s) that I could use to allow reading forward and backwards from arbitrary points in the text file? -------------- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" - Cynthia Dunning Confidentiality Notice: This message including any attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete any copies of this message. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:213803 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
