How to Read The MSDTC LOG.

Hello,
We have an application which uses DTC they are seeing some errors in the
application log and at the same time they want to see if there are any errors
in the MSDTC log but i am not sure how to open the file and with what .it
seems like
text file but when i open it i can't read it .is there anything i should do
Thanks ....
The log file is encrypted and the format is not publicly
available. The files are just used by DTS to manage
transactions and aren't really meant for viewing outside of
what the service itself reads and uses.
Errors with the service itself should show up in the windows
event logs. You may also want to check the RPC service and
make sure you don't have any errors with that as DTS depends
on and uses this service. Overall though, you may be better
off posting the errors you are seeing and going from there.
-Sue
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:49:13 -0800, "chinn"
<chinn@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hello,
>We have an application which uses DTC they are seeing some errors in the
>application log and at the same time they want to see if there are any errors
>in the MSDTC log but i am not sure how to open the file and with what .it
>seems like
>text file but when i open it i can't read it .is there anything i should do
>Thanks ....
|||Oops...those references should be DTC not DTS.
-Sue
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 17:12:55 -0700, Sue Hoegemeier
<Sue_H@.nomail.please> wrote:
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>The log file is encrypted and the format is not publicly
>available. The files are just used by DTS to manage
>transactions and aren't really meant for viewing outside of
>what the service itself reads and uses.
>Errors with the service itself should show up in the windows
>event logs. You may also want to check the RPC service and
>make sure you don't have any errors with that as DTS depends
>on and uses this service. Overall though, you may be better
>off posting the errors you are seeing and going from there.
>-Sue
>On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:49:13 -0800, "chinn"
><chinn@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: