IIS Log Parser

Log Parser is a powerful, versatile tool that provides universal query access to text-based data such as the IIS log.

Overview

Log parser provides universal query access to text-based data such as log files, XML files and CSV files, as well as key data sources on the Windows� operating system such as the Event Log, the Registry, the file system, and Active Directory�. You tell Log Parser what information you need and how you want it processed. The results of your query can be custom-formatted in text based output, or they can be persisted to more specialty targets like SQL, SYSLOG, or a chart.

Most software is designed to accomplish a limited number of specific tasks. Log Parser is different... the number of ways it can be used is limited only by the needs and imagination of the user. The world is your database with Log Parser.

About the Author

Gabriele Giuseppini is a Software Design Engineer at Microsoft Corporation in the Security Business Unit, where he developed Microsoft Log Parser to analyze log files. Originally from Italy, after working for years in the digital signal processing field, he moved to the United States with his family in 1999, and joined Microsoft Corporation as a Software Design Engineer working on Microsoft Internet Information Services.