How to ...
This section describes how to accomplish various tasks in the Log Viewer.
To open a specific log
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Drag and drop a wlog file name from Windows Explorer into the Log Viewer window.
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Click the Open Log File button (in the Toolbar) to view a list of log files that can be opened. In the File
section of the screen, select a log file and click OK to open the log in the Quest Log File Viewer.
To find a particular text string within an open file
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Edit | Find... (or Ctrl+F): Opens a Find dialog box that lets you specify a text string to search for within the open file. The Find feature highlights the entire line that contains the target string.
To re-open a recently viewed file
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File | Recent Files: Shows a list of recently opened files, from which you can select a file to re-open (to quickly re-open a file you have recently viewed and closed).
To save a copy of a file
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File | Save Copy Of Log File As... (appears when a file is open): Opens a standard Windows Save As dialog box, from which you can specify the filename and location where you want the open file to be saved. (This feature does not permit any revisions to the open file. It lets you save the file in its original form to a new filename and/or a new location.)
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View | Show Line Numbers (or Ctrl+L): Toggles the display of line numbers (within the open file) on and off.
To jump to a particular line number in the file
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Edit | Go To Line Number: Opens a dialog box that lets you specify the destination line number. (Enter the number and click OK.)
To view an entire log entry
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View | Show Complete Log Entry (or F5): Opens a Log Detail window that shows the entire string for the selected item—useful when the item text overruns the Log Viewer’s maximum line length (maximum 259 characters), or if the line extends beyond the right edge of the viewer window without wrapping.
To turn internet access on or off
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View | Enable Internet Access: Toggles the Internet connection on and off.
To copy a selected line to the clipboard
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Edit | Copy (or Ctrl+C): Copies the selected line to the Windows clipboard.
To close the log viewer
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File | Exit: Closes the Log Viewer window, or click the Log Viewer Close box ([X]) to dismiss the window and return to the previous display.