The interactive NEXT LOG command acts as a QUIT command for use with multiple sumlog requests. Entering NEXT LOG at the LOGANALYZER prompt enables you to perform processing of multiple sumlog analyses. When analysis of a sumlog has been completed and further sumlogs require processing, LOGANALYZER automatically displays NEXT LOG on the screen. Entering NEXT LOG terminates analysis of the current sumlog and allows you to begin processing the next sumlog.

For single sumlog analysis, entering NEXT LOG terminates sumlog processing regardless of whether further output remains.

The functionality of the NEXT LOG command differs from a NEXT+ <n> command that reaches the end of the log file. The NEXT LOG command immediately skips to the start of the next log. The NEXT+ command generates all pages up to the end of the existing log. Use of the NEXT LOG results in nongenerated pages being inaccessible. Note, however, that because the NEXT+ command has to analyze the remainder of the current log, it can use a large amount of processor and I/O time.

If a single log file is being analyzed, the first page of analysis is displayed without waiting for an operator prompt. If a directory of log files is being analyzed, the NEXT+ prompt is shown with the display of the LOGANALYZER request to allow the user to respond NEXT LOG if required (for instance, if a particular date and time range is required and the current log does not contain any data in the range, specifying NEXT LOG can avoid unnecessary analysis of the log.)

The first page of output that contains the request information is not saved and cannot be retrieved through the NEXT and PAGE commands. On subsequent pages, the page number is shown in the top right corner of the screen. The name of the log appears on the top line of each page; this can be useful if a directory of log files is being analyzed.

Syntax

── NEXT LOG ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤