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Invalid Character in LOG FILE? by spidrmart on 04-18-2005 at 05:15 PM
Hi everyone...
Getting some error message saying the there is an invalid character in the log file?!?
I've gone through the file and found that the character the error is referring to is the letter 'a'
Simply the letter: a
?????
This is one exemple... but I do get this often when closing chat logs of shutting down MSN (which closes the chats windows obviously!)
Is it because of a limitation on the number of characters a file can hold?!?
I just love the plugin software... it's soooooo handy... simply the fact we can rename our contacts is AMAZING!!! For me this is a MUST!!!
Thanx for doing this...
I hope anyone can tell me why I'm getting this and even better, how I can fix the issue?!?
Did this happen to someone else as well???
Thanx...
SpidrMart
RE: Invalid Character in LOG FILE? by Zephyr on 04-18-2005 at 05:21 PM
This is an error that has been found before.
You can fix it using this program ScanXMLLogs
More can be found in this thread. Problems saving chatlogs, this thread Error when I close a window and this thread ScanXMLLogs
Note that this is the MSN logging not plus! so this is not a bug in plus!. I turn MSN logging off and just use plus! logging.
RE: Invalid Character in LOG FILE? by spidrmart on 04-18-2005 at 06:10 PM
You are right...
Well, it's not a bug in MsgPlus... but something caused by MsgPlus! 
I'll try disabling the MSN original logging...
Thanx a lot... That should do it!
If anything, I'll try the software you suggested!
SpidrMart...
RE: Invalid Character in LOG FILE? by Pure_BY on 04-18-2005 at 06:21 PM
In fact, it IS a bug of Messenger Plus! too, a bit. Messenger Plus! has now its own logs scanner, that should remove all bad characters from XML log of MSN Messenger. It does not function 100% properly, though, neither Scan XML Logs does.
What I do is same as what monster.rat suggested -- turning off MSN Messenger's chat logs, leaving only MsgPlus! chat logs on.
Another possibility, is that the error might be caused by bad characters once saved in XML log. Maybe MsgPlus! does remove all the bad characters since XML log scanner is included (Version 3.50), but the error is caused by previously saved bad character. Try delete or replace all your MSN Messenger chat logs (by default C:\Documents and Settings\
%username%\My Documents\My Received Files\{your email address}\History), maybe that will solve the provlem too 