C# - Opening a Log File

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HttpWatch log files (.hwl) can be opened manually in HttpWatch Studio or through the HttpWatch automation interface.

If you are writing a program from scratch to open an HttpWatch log file you first need to create an instance the Controller object. Then open an existing log file using the Controller object's OpenLog method:

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// You always need to create an instance of Controller to use the HttpWatch Automation HttpWatch.Controller controller = new HttpWatch.Controller(); // Open the log file and keep a reference to the returned Log object HttpWatch.Log log = controller.OpenLog(@"c:\temp\test.hwl"); // Access the data in the lof file using properties of the log object Console.WriteLine( "The log file contains " + log.Entries.Count + " entries");

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// You always need to create an instance of Controller to use the HttpWatch Automation
HttpWatch.Controller controller = new HttpWatch.Controller();

// Open the log file and keep a reference to the returned Log object
HttpWatch.Log log = controller.OpenLog(@"c:\temp\test.hwl");

// Access the data in the lof file using properties of the log object
Console.WriteLine( "The log file contains " + log.Entries.Count + " entries");

Note that the OpenLog method returns a Log object directly and does not use the Plugin object. Therefore it is not necessary to create a browser instance to open existing log files.