Visual Circuits Mantis Media Gateway, User Manual

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Log File Reporting
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Log Formats
Run Logs
The available output formats for a Mantis run log file are either
CSV or XML.
Sample Run Log, .CSV Format
12-07-02 20:30:07,1,05saturn.mpg,3_ser220.BMP,1,00:01:01,100
Sample Run Log, .XML Format
<mpeg datetime=”12-07-02 20:32:57” chan=”1”
filename=”05saturn.mpg” overlay=”3_ser220.BMP” loop=”1”
duration=”00:01:01” percent=”100” />
Diagnostic Logs
The format of a Diagnostic Log is in a time /event per line format.
DTDs (Document Type Definition)
To import data from a log file into a database, use one of the DTDs
available from Visual Circuits website:
www.visualcircuits.com/dtds/diaglog.dtd (Diagnostic Log)
or
www.visualcircuits.com/dtds/runlog.dtd (Run Log).
Log Default Playlist
Log file reporting offers the option to include the default playlist
playback in the playback log file data.
Choosing
Yes
includes the default playlist in the playback data.