Microsoft Host Integration Server Trace Viewer
Microsoft Host Integration Server Trace Viewer is graphical user interface to create, view and analyze trace results when trying to diagnose a problem.
Run Trace Viewer
To run Trace Viewer, on the Start menu, point to All Programs, Microsoft Host Integration Server 2013, and then click Trace Viewer.
Open a Trace File
To open a trace file:
On the File menu, click Open, and then click Trace File.
In the Open File dialog box, select the trace data file you want to open.
To open a recent trace file:
On the File menu, click Recent Files, and then click a recent trace data file.
Save Trace Results to a File
To save trace results to a text file:
On the File menu, click Save As, and then click Text.
In the Save As dialog, specify a path and filename, and then click Save.
To save trace results to a comma separated file:
On the File menu, click Save As, and then click Comma Separated.
In the Save As dialog, specify a path and filename, and then click Save.
File Menu Keyboard Shortcuts
Menu Action | Shortcut |
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Display open file dialog box | ALT+F,O |
Close trace file | CTRL+F4 |
Display save file as text dialog box | ALT+F,S,T |
Display save file as CSV dialog box | ALT+F,S,T |
Exit Trace Viewer | ALT+F4 |
Copy a Trace File Line
To copy a trace data line:
- On the Edit menu, click any row in the trace results, and then click Copy.
Find a Trace Data Value
To find a trace data value:
Click any row in the trace results.
On the Edit menu, and then click Find.
In the Find dialog box, enter a search value in the Find what text box.
Option Description Find what Enter the text that you want to search for. The search matches any string containing the specified string. Look in Click a data column to search in the trace. Direction Select the direction to search up or down in the trace. Match case Specify to match the case of the find string. Include Details Choose to include trace details. To find the next occurrence of a value, click Find.
To close the Find dialog, click Cancel.
Edit Menu Keyboard Shortcuts
Menu Action | Shortcut |
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Copy trace data line | CTRL+C |
Find trace data value | CTRL+F |
Find next trace data value | F3 |
Find previous trace data value | SHIFT+F3 |
Go to line number | CTRL+G |
Set or remove bookmark | CTRL+F2 |
Next bookmark | F2 |
Previous bookmark | SHIFT+F2 |
Clear bookmarks | CTRL+SHIFT+F2 |
View Toolbar and Status
To view toolbar and status:
Click Tools, and then click Toolbar.
Click Tools, and then click Status.
View Menu Keyboard Shortcuts
Menu Action | Shortcut |
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Display Toolbar toggle on and off | ALT+V,T |
Display Status toggle on and off | ALT+V,S |
Filter a Trace Data Value
To filter a trace data value:
Click any row in the trace results.
On the Tools menu, and then click Filter.
In the Filter dialog box, click one or more Thread values, and then click OK.
Trace Viewer Options
To set Trace Viewer tracing font options:
Click Tools menu, click Options, and then click Tracing Font.
In the Font dialog, optionally select choice of Font, Font style, Size, Effects, Script, and then click OK.
To set Trace Viewer editor font options:
Click Tools menu, click Options, and then click Editor Font.
In the Font dialog, optionally select choice of Font, Font style, Size, Effects, Script, and then click OK.
To set Trace Viewer display columns options:
Click Tools menu, click Options, and then click Display Columns.
In the Display Columns dialog, optionally select from Available Columns, and then click OK.
Trace File Options
To split a large trace file:
Click Tools menu, click Split a Large Trace file.
Click Browse, and then specify a Filename in the File Open dialog.
Specify the Size of Pieces, and then click OK.
Tools Menu Keyboard Shortcuts
Menu Action | Shortcut |
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Display filter dialog | ALT+T,F |
Display tracing font options dialog | ALT+T,O,T |
Display editor font options dialog | ALT+T,O,E |
Display column options | ALT+T,O,C |
Display split a large trace file dialog | ALT+T,O,L |