How to get the logs in XML file in cleartool. I want the output of command cleartool lshistory in XML file

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I am trying command cleartool lshistory > file.txt through this I am getting the file in text format similarly I want the log file in XML format.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 18 '21 at 12:35

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cleartool lshistory doesn't offer xml output.

You would need to parse its output, and generate the expected xml yourself.

how we can get the logs in well formatted way so I can parse it easily and store the values in db?

Using fmt_ccase, you can control exactly the ouput you want, for better parsing (as in this example):

cleartool lshistory -fmt "Element: %n| Date: %d| User:%u| Operation: %e| Object:%[type]p| SimpleType: %m| OperationKind: %o\n" -all /vobs/vob_name

The OP adds:

I want the version changes logs only not other logs, is there any way?

I mentions %c (comment message), but:

Is there a way to handle the %c output, because it is disturbing the format of log file?

I then mention %Nc, which avoid appending newlines at the end of the comment message.

%Nc works thanks

edited Jan 18 '21 at 12:35

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answered Jun 18 '15 at 13:50

VonC

how we can get the logs in well formatted way so i can parse it easily and store the values in db – Akshay jain Jun 18 '15 at 16:12
@akshayjain I have amended the answer to address your comment/question. – VonC Jun 18 '15 at 17:01
hi von i want the version changes logs only not other logs is there any way – Akshay jain Jun 19 '15 at 09:20
@akshayjain sure, look at the `fmt_ccase` man page I mention. `%n` should give you the version. What do you mean by "version changes log"? The checkin comment message? That would be `%c`. – VonC Jun 19 '15 at 09:42
is there a way to handle the %c output because it is disturbing the format of log file – Akshay jain Jun 19 '15 at 10:00
@akshayjain Can you try `%Nc`? (avoid appending a newline after the comment) – VonC Jun 19 '15 at 10:02
version changes means i want only the checkin logs in the log file at every checkin version/revision changes. – Akshay jain Jun 19 '15 at 10:08
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/80992/discussion-between-akshay-jain-and-vonc). – Akshay jain Jun 19 '15 at 10:14
@akshayjain Great, `%Nc` works for you. I have included it in the answer for more visibility. – VonC Jun 19 '15 at 13:42

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