XML log explained

XML log or XML logging is used by many computer programs to log the programs operations. An XML logfile records a description of the operations done by a program during its session. The log normally includes: timestamp, the programs settings during the operation, what was completed during the session, the files or directories used and any errors that may have occurred. In computing, a logfile records either events that occur in an operating system or other software running. It may also log messages between different users of a communication software. XML file standard is controlled by the World Wide Web Consortium as the XML file standard is used for many other data standards, see List of XML markup languages. XML is short for eXtensible Markup Language file.^{[1] [2] [3]}

See also

• List of XML markup languages
• List of XML schemas
• Comparison of data serialization formats
• Binary XML
• EBML
• WBXML
• XHTML
• XML Protocol

External links

• W3C XML homepage
• XML 1.0 Specification
• Retrospective on Extended Reference Concrete Syntax by Rick Jelliffe
• XML, Java and the Future of the Web (1997) by Jon Bosak
• http://validator.w3.org/ The Official [W3C] Markup Validation Service
• The XML FAQ originally for the W3C's XML SIG by Peter Flynn

Notes and References

1. https://winscp.net/eng/docs/logging_xml winscp.net, XML Logging
2. https://www.codeproject.com/articles/28752/use-xml-for-log-files codeproject.com, Use XML for Log Files, BY Norbert Ruessmann, 22 Aug 2008
3. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms972965.aspx Microsoft, Turn Your Log Files into Searchable Data Using Regex and the XML Classes, by Roy Osherove, January 2004