Re: Analyzing .4BL Files

[Cannon Smith via 4D_Tech]

Thanks Chip, Randy, and Jeff. Thanks to your suggestions I was able to track 
down something that I should have know but did not. The RESTORE command will 
convert a .4BL to a .journal file. From there I can use the MSC to look at it 
or, even better, the LOG FILE TO JSON command which is nice for 
programmatically looking for certain information.

Thanks much!

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> On May 17, 2018, at 6:42 AM, Randy Jaynes via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> I was just looking at this tech note last week
>   http://kb.4d.com/assetid=77626 

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Re: Analyzing .4BL Files

[Randy Jaynes via 4D_Tech]

I was just looking at this tech note last week
http://kb.4d.com/assetid=77626 

It’s a 4D Summit attendee only database, but I was impressed at how well it 
worked.

Now I have to go look at LogTools.

Randy

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> On May 16, 2018, at 11:59 PM, Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com 
> > wrote:
> 
> i never done this with 4bl files, just a suggestion
> open with a text editor and examine the a 'real' log fuel and one of the 4bl 
> files
> usually the first few characters will determine the file type.
> 
> on a copy you could try changing the first few characters to match a 'real' 
> log file
> 
> ex: opening a pdf file with a text editor, a pdf has PDF1.1 (or whatever 
> version) as the first few characters 
> 
>> You know how you can open the MSC, go to Activity Analysis, and the 
>> Analyze the current log file? And export it to text? I need to go 
>> through a similar process with some log files that were backed up, 
>> but without integrating them. In the MSC there is a Browse button, 
>> but it won’t let me choose a .4BL file. Is there a trick to getting 
>> it to realize the .4BL file is a log file? I tried just changing the 
>> extension to .journal, but that didn’t work. Any ideas?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> --
>> Cannon.Smith
>> Synergy Farm Solutions Inc.
>> Hill Spring, AB Canada
>> 403-626-3236
>> >
>> http://www.synergyfarmsolutions.com/>>
>> 
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Re: Analyzing .4BL Files

[Jeffrey Kain via 4D_Tech]

Pretty sure LogTools can open a 4BL.

It's a great utility to have in your tool chest.



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> On May 16, 2018, at 11:59 PM, Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> i never done this with 4bl files, just a suggestion
> open with a text editor and examine the a 'real' log fuel and one of the 4bl 
> files
> usually the first few characters will determine the file type.

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Re: Analyzing .4BL Files

[Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech]

i never done this with 4bl files, just a suggestion
open with a text editor and examine the a 'real' log fuel and one of the 4bl 
files
usually the first few characters will determine the file type.

on a copy you could try changing the first few characters to match a 'real' log 
file

ex: opening a pdf file with a text editor, a pdf has PDF1.1 (or whatever 
version) as the first few characters 

> You know how you can open the MSC, go to Activity Analysis, and the 
> Analyze the current log file? And export it to text? I need to go 
> through a similar process with some log files that were backed up, 
> but without integrating them. In the MSC there is a Browse button, 
> but it won’t let me choose a .4BL file. Is there a trick to getting 
> it to realize the .4BL file is a log file? I tried just changing the 
> extension to .journal, but that didn’t work. Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> --
> Cannon.Smith
> Synergy Farm Solutions Inc.
> Hill Spring, AB Canada
> 403-626-3236
> 
> 
> 
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