File Logging - Date separator character
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Section:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Kiwi Enterprises\Syslogd\Properties

Value (STRING): LogFileDateSeparator

Default value:   "-" (dash)
Type:      Character, or string of characters

Normally the current date is represented in the YYYY-MM-DD format using a dash (-) as the separation character. You can change the separation character to any character you like. For example, some countries use a forward slash (/) as a date separator.

Be aware that changing the date separator may make the log files unreadable by some log file parsers and reporters. Reporting software may be looking for the dash (-) characters and may get confused when they are not present.

This setting applies only to the following formats:
·Kiwi format ISO yyyy-mm-dd (Tab delimited)  
·Kiwi format ISO UTC yyyy-mm-dd (Tab delimited)  

Example usage:

Normal Kiwi ISO log file format message:

2004-05-27 10:58:22 Kernel.Warning 192.168.0.1 kernel: This is a test message

Changing the separator character to forward slash (/), the message would become:

2004/05/27 10:58:22 Kernel.Warning 192.168.0.1 kernel: This is a test message


See also, changing the time separator character