IIS Log File specification

Where can I find a document which speficies IIS Extended Log File
specfiications.

For example I would like to translte the entry for cs(User-Agent) from
Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+SV1;+InfoPath.1)
to for example IE7, Windows XP.... etc


Evan Camilleri
http://www.holisticrd.com

Steve
Fri Feb 23 13:39:58 CST 2007

Hi Evan,

Here is some information that should help.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/bea506fd-38bc-4850-a4fb-e3a0379d321f.mspx?mfr=true

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Windows Server MVP - IIS
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"Evan Camilleri" <e70mt@yahoo.co.uk.nospam> wrote in message
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> Where can I find a document which speficies IIS Extended Log File
> specfiications.
>
> For example I would like to translte the entry for cs(User-Agent) from
> Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+SV1;+InfoPath.1)
> to for example IE7, Windows XP.... etc
>
>
> Evan Camilleri
> http://www.holisticrd.com
>

Evan
Fri Feb 23 16:45:39 CST 2007

had already seen this document! The problem is that it just says:

User Agent
cs(User-Agent)
= The browser type that the client used.



It does not specify how to parse to get exacly (I mean the exact specs)




eve Schofield" <steve@orcsweb.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Evan,
>
> Here is some information that should help.
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/bea506fd-38bc-4850-a4fb-e3a0379d321f.mspx?mfr=true
>
> --
>
> Steve Schofield
> Windows Server MVP - IIS
> ASPInsider Member - MCP
>
> http://www.orcsweb.com/
> Managed Complex Hosting
> #1 in Service and Support
>
> "Evan Camilleri" <e70mt@yahoo.co.uk.nospam> wrote in message
> news:eXtbNw3VHHA.192@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Where can I find a document which speficies IIS Extended Log File
>> specfiications.
>>
>> For example I would like to translte the entry for cs(User-Agent) from
>> Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+SV1;+InfoPath.1)
>> to for example IE7, Windows XP.... etc
>>
>>
>> Evan Camilleri
>> http://www.holisticrd.com
>>
>

Steve
Fri Feb 23 20:18:59 CST 2007

I'm not sure what you mean parse. Do you mean via code. To parse them, use
Request Server variables. HTTP_USER_AGENT is what holds this value.

http://www.w3schools.com/asp/coll_servervariables.asp

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Steve Schofield
Windows Server MVP - IIS
ASPInsider Member - MCP

http://www.orcsweb.com/
Managed Complex Hosting
#1 in Service and Support

"Evan Camilleri" <evan@holisticrd.com.nospam> wrote in message
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> had already seen this document! The problem is that it just says:
>
> User Agent
> cs(User-Agent)
> = The browser type that the client used.
>
>
>
> It does not specify how to parse to get exacly (I mean the exact specs)
>
>
>
>
> eve Schofield" <steve@orcsweb.com> wrote in message
> news:9CDE4390-0278-4A7E-8768-159B5088DB37@microsoft.com...
>> Hi Evan,
>>
>> Here is some information that should help.
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/bea506fd-38bc-4850-a4fb-e3a0379d321f.mspx?mfr=true
>>
>> --
>>
>> Steve Schofield
>> Windows Server MVP - IIS
>> ASPInsider Member - MCP
>>
>> http://www.orcsweb.com/
>> Managed Complex Hosting
>> #1 in Service and Support
>>
>> "Evan Camilleri" <e70mt@yahoo.co.uk.nospam> wrote in message
>> news:eXtbNw3VHHA.192@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Where can I find a document which speficies IIS Extended Log File
>>> specfiications.
>>>
>>> For example I would like to translte the entry for cs(User-Agent) from
>>> Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+SV1;+InfoPath.1)
>>> to for example IE7, Windows XP.... etc
>>>
>>>
>>> Evan Camilleri
>>> http://www.holisticrd.com
>>>
>>
>
>

Kristofer
Sat Feb 24 01:20:14 CST 2007

Hello,

My understanding of your question is that you want to know how to read the
cs(User-Agent) and understand what kind of browser the user used, the OS
and so on.

The cs(User-Agent) field is a string that is sent from the browser. IIS
does not "ask" the client what OS they use, what browser they use etc. So
there is no specification of what can be logged in the cs(User-Agent). It
is entirely up to the client what to send (it can chose to not send
anything).

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Regards,
Kristofer Gafvert
http://www.gafvert.info/iis/ - IIS Related Info


Evan Camilleri wrote:

>Where can I find a document which speficies IIS Extended Log File
>specfiications.
>
>For example I would like to translte the entry for cs(User-Agent) from
>Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+SV1;+InfoPath.1)
>to for example IE7, Windows XP.... etc
>
>
>Evan Camilleri
>http://www.holisticrd.com

Ken
Sat Feb 24 02:39:40 CST 2007

Hi Evan,

What is logged here is the text that the client send as the User-Agent HTTP
header. It is entirely up to the client what text to send. Some browsers
(e.g. Firefox) allow you to completely customise the User-Agent string that
is sent to the remote webserver.

Cheers
Ken

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"Evan Camilleri" <e70mt@yahoo.co.uk.nospam> wrote in message
news:eXtbNw3VHHA.192@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Where can I find a document which speficies IIS Extended Log File
> specfiications.
>
> For example I would like to translte the entry for cs(User-Agent) from
> Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+SV1;+InfoPath.1)
> to for example IE7, Windows XP.... etc
>
>
> Evan Camilleri
> http://www.holisticrd.com
>

Anthony
Sat Feb 24 11:17:19 CST 2007

It's not a direct answer to your question, but a log file analyser like
Sawmill presents results for browser type and client operating system in
"plain english". I guess they do the work to translate the raw text of the
log.
Anthony
www.airdesk.co.uk



"Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Evan,
>
> What is logged here is the text that the client send as the User-Agent
> HTTP header. It is entirely up to the client what text to send. Some
> browsers (e.g. Firefox) allow you to completely customise the User-Agent
> string that is sent to the remote webserver.
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
> --
> My IIS Blog: www.adOpenStatic.com/cs/blogs/ken
>
> "Evan Camilleri" <e70mt@yahoo.co.uk.nospam> wrote in message
> news:eXtbNw3VHHA.192@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Where can I find a document which speficies IIS Extended Log File
>> specfiications.
>>
>> For example I would like to translte the entry for cs(User-Agent) from
>> Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+SV1;+InfoPath.1)
>> to for example IE7, Windows XP.... etc
>>
>>
>> Evan Camilleri
>> http://www.holisticrd.com
>>
>