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RE: Log Categories

Binary Fortress Software — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:53:54 GMT

Can you try closing the log, then removing it on the Settings > Logs tab, then re-open the log? It may be that it's already got some configuration stored so the Log Category skips it when it opens.

Log Categories

Binary Fortress Software — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:24:01 GMT

I have a file named mepr.log.
I'v defined a Log Category with a filter and default columns.
I've tried several match settings:
Pattern: *\mepr.log
Text Query: mepr.log
RegEx: .*

My expectation was that the Log Category is automatically applied, when I open the file.
But this is not the case.

Using LogFusion Pro Trial 7.2

RE: Custom columns for log files, such as somelog.txt

Binary Fortress Software — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:24:20 GMT

You're right, for the date one it should actually be `-{space}` so that it doesn't trigger on the dashes in the date.

Regarding the special characters, `\T` is the only one. `{space}` just shows up like that when you put an actual space character in there so that it's represented in the list, instead of just looking like a blank entry.

RE: Custom columns for log files, such as somelog.txt

Binary Fortress Software — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 03:16:46 GMT

Ok, that's interesting. My issue is that the log file is in UTC and I don't want to have to keep doing math or add a UTC clock to my task bar.

I think I get it now, but two questions about your example.

The - as the separator for Date/Time. How does the actual - in the Date/Time string not affect that in your example?

{space} - what other special syntax like that is supported? How would one naturally know to use {space} since it's not documented anywhere? /T for tab is the only one mentioned on the dialog.

RE: Custom columns for log files, such as somelog.txt

Binary Fortress Software — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:07:31 GMT

Ah ok, sorry about that! I misunderstood your request. You're correct, there isn't a way to have a new datestamp added to lines in LogFusion. What's the use case there if the log line itself already contains the date?

Regarding the column configuration that I showed, it's just to split up the log to make it more readable and sortable, yep. The << and >> don't really matter, as in my example, the space is the separator and the << is just the column name.

The separator is essentially what delimits the end of that column. For example, if your log line is like this:

Error : 2026-09-11 13:53:02 - Computer Is On Fire

, then you could configure 3 columns like this:

Name:
```
Severity
```
Separator:
```
:
```

Name:
```
Date/Time
```
Separator:
```
-
```

Name:
```
Message
```
Separator:
```
{space}
```

RE: Custom columns for log files, such as somelog.txt

Binary Fortress Software — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 02:41:27 GMT

I"m confused. Is what you provided just supposed to split the output into separate columns? I was looking to add data to the output - specifically the date/time the entry was displayed in logfusion. Pretty sure now that's not possible.

Since I can't find any documentation for Logfusion, what's the purpose of adding new columns? Just being able to sort and resize them?

Also, where can I find the syntax for Seperator?

In addition, notice the file includes << AND >> - so that complicates things.

RE: Custom columns for log files, such as somelog.txt

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:45:52 GMT

This log is a bit tricky because some of the text has spaces, so you can't just delimit the later columns by spaces. Something like the attachment works though. You can get to the column edit window by right-clicking the log's tab and choosing Edit Columns.

RE: Custom columns for log files, such as somelog.txt

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:09:44 GMT

i see that columns can be edited/added, but can't find any docs on syntax.

# Event
357404 2026-09-10T14:01:16.796Z << [FTP Session 1090 192.168.1.234 MRI] 150 Starting data transfer.
357405 2026-09-10T14:01:16.848Z << [FTP Session 1090 192.168.1.234 MRI] 226 Operation successful
357406 2026-09-10T14:01:17.111Z >> [FTP Session 1090 192.168.1.234 MRI] TYPE I
357407 2026-09-10T14:01:17.111Z << [FTP Session 1090 192.168.1.234 MRI] 200 Type set to I
357408 2026-09-10T14:01:17.113Z >> [FTP Session 1090 192.168.1.234 MRI] MODE S
357409 2026-09-10T14:01:17.113Z << [FTP Session 1090 192.168.1.234 MRI] 200 MODE set to S
357410 2026-09-10T14:01:17.114Z >> [FTP Session 1090 192.168.1.234 MRI] STRU F
357411 2026-09-10T14:01:17.114Z << [FTP Session 1090 192.168.1.234 MRI] 200 Using file structure 'File'

RE: Custom columns for log files, such as somelog.txt

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:23:23 GMT

It should be possible, yep! Could you attach a sample of the log format so that I can check it out and provide some recommendations?

RE: Watched Folders

Binary Fortress Software — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:22:46 GMT

It's realtime, it uses a file system watcher to listen for file creation events

RE: LF 7 toolbar buttons - dark mode - hard to tell when buttons are 'pressed'

Binary Fortress Software — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:55:04 GMT

We haven't had a chance to work on this yet but it's still open on our list. We will post an update when it's been fixed up.

Thanks!

RE: Watched Folders

Binary Fortress Software — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:59:02 GMT

searched but could not find - how often does it "look" for new files? Or is it in realtime?

RE: Watched Folders

Binary Fortress Software — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:55:16 GMT

had the same question, and yes, that helped, thanks. Had never explored this feature before and could find no documentation.

RE: LF 7 toolbar buttons - dark mode - hard to tell when buttons are 'pressed'

Binary Fortress Software — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:44:05 GMT

still waiting

Custom columns for log files, such as somelog.txt

Binary Fortress Software — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:42:56 GMT

I'm monitoring a text log file and would like to be able to add a column for each entry that represents the date/time. Is that possible?

LogFusion 7.2 Now Available!

Binary Fortress Software — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:07:41 GMT

We're very excited to announce that LogFusion 7.2 is now available for download! This new major version of LogFusion has many under-the-hood improvements and fixes some issues. Update for free today!

LogFusion 7.2 Changes

Change: Updated to .NET Framework 10, will automatically install on update
Fix: Resolved an issue where the Application Event Log sometimes wouldn't load
Fix: General fixes and performance improvements

Updating LogFusion

We encourage everyone to update to this new version today to take advantage of these improvements. If you've already purchased LogFusion, it's a lifetime license, so you can upgrade to this version at no cost! If you would like to see a complete list of all the changes, please visit the LogFusion change log. Thank you to everyone who helped to test the beta versions, that feedback is what makes LogFusion so amazing. We would also like to thank all of the translators who have helped translate LogFusion to their native languages. Thanks everyone!

RE: Watched Folders

Binary Fortress Software — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:38:29 GMT

It will watch for any log files added to the folder specified, and open them in LogFusion. You can specify the folder in the "Match Settings" section, and you can have it filter on specific file names within that folder in the "Log File Filter" box, if you would like.

Hope that helps!

RE: Watched Folders

Binary Fortress Software — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:42:34 GMT

Thanks, and then how to use it?

RE: Watched Folders

Binary Fortress Software — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:25:34 GMT

You'll find it in the LogFusion Settings > Log Categories > Change the type to "Watched Folder".

Thanks!

Watched Folders

Binary Fortress Software — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 06:40:02 GMT

I am using LogFusion Pro 7.1 and I am having trouble finding any proper documentation for the current version. Is there an up-to-date user manual that reflects the actual UI and available features in 7.x?

The LogFusion website advertises a “Watched Folders” feature that automatically adds new log files from monitored folders. In LogFusion Pro 7.1, I cannot find any option in the UI or settings to configure or manage watched folders. I also tried to research this via ChatGPT, but could not find a consistent or reliable explanation of how this feature is supposed to work in 7.1.

Can you explain whether Watched Folders are supported in LogFusion Pro 7.1, and if so, where and how they are configured?

Thanks.

LogFusion 7.1 Now Available!

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:19:50 GMT

We're very excited to announce that LogFusion 7.1 is now available for download! This new major version of LogFusion has many updates and bug fixes as well as some UI improvements. Update for free today!

LogFusion 7.1 Changes

Change: You can now use the left/right arrow key to scroll the log horizontally
Advanced Setting: Log Item View Font Size
Fix: Big event log improvements in speed and message loading
Fix: DPI and text scaling improvements
Fix: Resolved an issue that caused empty lines to appear sometimes
Fix: Resolved an issue with incorrect data in the "Level" column for Event Logs

Updating LogFusion

RE: LogFusion 7.1 (Beta 1) Now Available!

Binary Fortress Software — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:28:58 GMT

We've released a new beta that should fix up those mismatched log line issues. Please let me know if you run into any issues after updating.

Thanks!

LogFusion 7.1 (Beta 2) Now Available!

Binary Fortress Software — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:10:22 GMT

We're very excited to announce that LogFusion 7.1 (Beta 2) is now available for download! This new beta fixes some issues for the upcoming 7.1 release. Update for free today!

LogFusion 7.1 (Beta 2) Changes

Fix: Resolved an issue with incorrect data in the "Level" column for Event Logs

Updating LogFusion

We encourage everyone to update to this new beta version today to take advantage of these improvements. If you've already purchased LogFusion, it's a lifetime license, so you can upgrade to this version at no cost! If you would like to see a complete list of all the changes, please visit the LogFusion beta change log. Thank you to everyone who is helping to test these beta versions, your feedback is what makes LogFusion so amazing. We would also like to thank all of the translators who have helped translate LogFusion to their native languages. Thanks everyone!

RE: 6.9 no longer installs

Binary Fortress Software — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 02:59:01 GMT

It probably would. But since that .NET is no longer supported I just decided to install v7.

RE: 6.9 no longer installs

Binary Fortress Software — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 17:32:10 GMT

If you run the installer manually from here does it work? https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-desktop-7.0.20-windows-x64-installer