Fileviewer parses a file-based management agent input
file. It locates and displays specific lines or entries in order to
troubleshoot errors. Fileviewer is particularly useful for
locating specific lines or entries in large input files.
Specifies the name and path of the file-based management agent
input file to parse. The path can be a local or remote location.
Fileviewer uses the default credentials to access the
specified folder.
/L:Range
Parses the input file in line mode. When parsing a file in line
mode, Fileviewer ignores all formatting other than a newline
character. The range value specifies which lines to display
from the input file. Valid values for range are:
Value
Description
x
Displays line x, where x is a valid integer.
x-y
Displays from line x through line y, where
x and y are valid integers.
*
Displays all lines in the file.
x-*
Displays lines x through the end of the file, where
x is a valid integer.
count
Displays the total number of lines in the file.
/E:Range
Parses the input file in entry mode. When parsing a file in
entry mode, Fileviewer uses the exported management agent
XML configuration file, specified in the /Z: parameter, to
determine the entry format. Valid values for range are:
Value
Description
x
Displays entry x, where x is a valid
integer.
x-y
Displays entries x through y inclusive, where
x and y are valid integers.
*
Displays all entries in the file.
x-*
Displays entries x through the end of the file, where
x is a valid integer.
count
Displays the total number of entries in the file.
/Z:Filename
Specifies the exported management agent XML configuration file.
The path can be a local or remote location. Fileviewer uses
this file to retrieve data about the input file format (for
example, delimiters and fixed width column sizes), management agent
type, attribute inclusion list, and general configuration
information. This parameter is required when running
Fileviewer in entry mode.
/O:Filename
Specifies the name and path of the output file. The path can be
a local or remote location. The output file is in UTF-16 LE format.
If no output file is specified, Fileviewer displays the
output to the console. The format of the output file is the same
format as a management agent log file.
/C:Codepage
Specifies the codepage to use when parsing the input file. If a
codepage is not specified, the default of 1252 is used.
/H:
Specifies that Fileviewer outputs all lines in raw
hexadecimal format. This parameter is only valid with the
/L: parameter.
/D:
Specifies that the input file is a delta file. For LDIF input
files, you might encounter errors if you attempt to read a delta
file without specifying the /D parameter. This parameter is
only valid with the /E: parameter.
/?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
Fileviewer must be run on Microsoft Windows
Server™.
You can also view an input file with Fileviewer before
you import it to test for errors.
Distinguished names from an LDAP import file are not normalized
in the output, and can appear differently than in MIIS 2003.
Examples
To export lines 5 through 10 of a UTF-8 file named
input.ldif to a remote output file in raw hexadecimal
format, use the following command:
