Any alternative ways to retrieve old database logs?

Posted by Tai Li on 19-May-2014 02:30

Hi All,

Are there any other ways to retrieve for my database log for a certain date previously if the current .lg file have been overwritten?

Thank you.

Posted by Thomas Mercer-Hursh on 21-May-2014 09:15

The database log is the only thing that is default.  If you have AppServer, there is a log for that.  Anything else you either need to implement auditing or write your own.  Which, of course, does you no good for the past.

Posted by Rob Fitzpatrick on 21-May-2014 11:51

If you have ABL clients and they are started with the -clientlog client startup parameter then you may have one or more client logs (on the client machines). They may prove helpful if your data loss was caused by application issues.

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Posted by Dileep Dasa on 19-May-2014 07:03

I think there is no programmatic way to do this. But, file recovery software(s) might help you

Posted by Thomas Mercer-Hursh on 19-May-2014 09:05

Such is the reason for backups.  I.e., no.

Posted by Tai Li on 20-May-2014 22:15

Thanks guys for your response.

The issue is that my client database have weird cause of data lost, we are trying to look for any logs that might have capture relevant activities. Do OpenEdge have some sort of default activity logs?

Thank you.

Posted by Thomas Mercer-Hursh on 21-May-2014 09:15

The database log is the only thing that is default.  If you have AppServer, there is a log for that.  Anything else you either need to implement auditing or write your own.  Which, of course, does you no good for the past.

Posted by Rob Fitzpatrick on 21-May-2014 11:51

If you have ABL clients and they are started with the -clientlog client startup parameter then you may have one or more client logs (on the client machines). They may prove helpful if your data loss was caused by application issues.

Posted by Tai Li on 21-May-2014 21:48

Thanks [mention:6911e6cc8725416dba58ae08a80faffd:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] and [mention:4b133177ec1e4b6f9a6a7832e6f29913:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] for the additional info.

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