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APSExpire Event Log

APSExpire keeps a log of events that it detects. The location of this log is controlled by APSExpire command line parameters (if the location is not specified, APSExpire writes the log to the screen).

Log entries are formatted specifically so that they can be processed by standard desktop tools, such as Microsoft Excel or Seagate Crystal Reports. The logs conform to a file format called Comma Delimited Format (CDF). This format requires that each field be separated from others using a comma, each record terminated by a carriage return and linefeed, and string fields should be quoted.

Each entry in the log appears as:

<Event>, <As Of Date>, <User Path>

The event is the event that APSExpire detected. The As Of Date is the date (and time) at which the event occurred. This may not be the same as the current date (if APSExpire has not run for a period of time). The User Path identifies the user for whom the event was detected.

By default, APSExpire also outputs headers for each column. This is standard for a CDF file. These headers can be suppressed using command line options.