Microsoft Logparser allows you to analyze log files in a generic SQL way. You can analyze your own log files, and even binary log files. For the latter, you need to provide a com object implementing an interface so that the Logparser can read your binary log file.

However, it looks like there is a compatibility issue with Windows 2000 (I’m running the service pack 4). When declaring TIMESTAMP fields or integer fileds, and initializing the variant object in the GetValue method with the V_I8 or V_DATE values, Logparser gives a “Error retrieving field: Bad variable type”.

Using the same version of Logparser (2.2.10) and the same COM DLL on a XP or a 2003 Server machine, everything works fine…

Any clue for a solution ?