mTAIL

mTAIL is a Windows Program that emulates the TAIL Unix Command. It's free ... so enjoy !
(Corporate/Professional users are really encouraged to register mTAIL)

All ideas to improve mTAIL are welcome !

Current version : v1.5.2 (05-14-2009) [MM-DD-YYYY]

Download the program : mTAIL
Download the documentation (pdf) : mTAIL v1.5.X documentation

Previous version : mTAIL_old

mTAIL is distributed without cost. But if you want to use mTAIL in a business environment, you can register mTAIL using the corporate/professional PayPal Link bellow (you will get by eMail your registration code). The donation is 20,00 EUR (aprox. $30,00 USD).
Thanks to your donations I have bought the new Delphi 2009 !

The registration code should arrive within a day by eMail. If not, please let me know.

Corporate License is a Lifetime License. Yes, donate for the program only the first time and get all new versions for FREE.

Registration Name will appear on mTAIL caption bar. Registration eMail is used to send "new version" notification.

v1.5.9 (02-10-2010)
! Fixed an old bug that prevents loading the default buffer size value (thk to Bernd)

v1.5.8 (01-27-2010)
+ Add /ini command line to specify a INI file at startup. This is usefull when using different mTAIL environment.
! Fixed a Delphi problem when tailing files >2Go (thk to Bernard)
! Fixed the saving of filter and alarm string in Filemanager

v1.5.5 (05-16-2009)
+ Double clicking on the pathname in the main tail windows will open an explorer with the tailed file directory
+ Add a new sorting option by file creation date
+ Add an option to the SendTo, to start tailing automaticaly
+ Add /recycle the command line to start an new tailing or recycle a previous instance
# The filename to tail in the command line can be everywhere(no more only in first position)
# Info dialog is now part of the parameter dialog (last tabsheet)
! Fixed the sorting option Asc. FileAge

v1.5.2 (05-14-2009)
+ A new option in general configuration allows to remove the path of the tailed file in the taskbar button.
! Fixed the line and filtered line count broken in version 1.5.0 v1.5.0 (03-16-2009)
+ UNICODE SUPPORT !!! (please report any problem with this new feature !)
# The alarm can now be easely inverted like the filter
! Fixed some access violation in 64btis with Raize Component in Thread mode

v1.4.32 to v1.4.35 (06-13-2008)
! Keep Window Size was not working in some cases
! The SMTP password was not saved correctly
! The filter and Alarm passed to the command lines were sometime not working
# The readbuffer size is now in kilobytes (before it was in bytes), allowing you to analyse much more data !
# New internal memory managment for analysing RegExp and filtering
# The test eMail for mail alerts include now the SMTP server name
+ When filtering, you can now display lines just BEFORE the filtered line, or just AFTER the filtered line or BOTH (Configuration Screen)
+ The trayicon menu can now Hide All mTail Windows, or SHow All mTail Windows
+ When dealing with a big readbuffer to analyse, mTail now display the progression in the statusbarv1.4.31 to v1.4.32 (03-17-2008)
+ New command line parameter /f= and /a= to start mTail with filter or alarm parameter. v1.4.25 to v1.4.31 (02-18-2008)
! Fix a bug that cause parameters wrong the very first time mTail was started
! Fix a bug in restoreWindows Size not working in some case
# Update to Raize 4.3.2
# Migration to Delphi 2007
+ You can now choose the colors of mTail main form. You can even setup day and night colors that switch automaticaly. All this stuff is located on the Color tab of the Configuration screen.

v1.4.22 to v1.4.25 (10-23-2007)
! Seems now Vista 100% compatible ! (ouch !)
# Update to Raize 4.3.1
+ The clear button (the pencil rubber) can now be use to truncate or delete the file physically (see the hint for more info)
* Speedup in saving mtail params to the ini file v1.4.20 to v1.4.22 (03-13-2007)
# v1.4.21 Migration from Delphi 7 to Delphi 2006. Not Relesed.
! Correct a bug in Windows Vista (black colors)
! Correct traybay menu (about not working, empty start Filename)
+ The Tail Statusbar now displays the encoding type of the file (ansi, unicode, RTF...) for preparation of version v1.5 v1.4.19 to v1.4.20 (10-12-2006)
+ Add a checkbox in the Configuration Panel to add mTail in the Shell Send To popupv1.4.18 to v1.4.19 (04-02-2006)
+ Add a clear button to "clear" the tail windows
+ Add the possibility to send an Alert eMail when an alert occured
+ Add a start button to tail a file directly from the Tree windows

v1.4.17 to v1.4.18 (08-11-2005)
! On some computers, the default parameters were not set on the first start of mTail
* The statusbar has been modified to be more readable
* The status of the reverse DNS is now displayed in the status bar.

v1.4.15 to v1.4.17 (08-09-2005)
! Spelling of Filtered in the status bar
! The auto offset was not working for file smaller than the read buffer
* The size of the File Manager Window is now propotional to the mTail main window
+ The checkbox "Kill Line" have been moved to the Tail Popup Windows
+[BETA] A new feature "R. DNS" (for Reverse DNS) checkbox is avalaible in the upper Panel. When checked, mTail will replace all IP addresses with the DNS host name. DNS Queries are signle-queued in background. The resolved host names are put in bracket. If the query returns nothing, the IP is returned between question marks.

v1.4.13 to v1.4.14 (06-20-2005)
! Fix the DOWNLOAD link in this page (linking to an old version). Thx to Heinz
! The /minimize command line option was not working in some case. This is now fixed.

v1.4.12 to v1.4.13 (06-17-2005)
! Fix a big bug introiduce in 1.4.12 that could crash the mtail.ini when stopping the Tail
! The autotimer flag was not saved in the default param
+ You can now change the color of the text to tail
# Changed to Raize 3.0.13

v1.4.2 to v1.4.12 (06-10-2005)
# v1.5.0 pre-release

v1.4.1 to v1.4.2 (03-02-2003)
+ A new option (Wrap) allows line wrapping while tailing. This can avoid horizontal scrolling.
! Fixed a bug in drag'n'dropv1.4.0 to v1.4.1 (12-02-2003)
! The alarm bug is finnaly fixed !
+ When you check the alarm checkbox, the alarm window is now shown
! Some "hanging" when closing mTAIL should be resolved now
+ When mTAIL read the directory list, a message is now displayed in statusbar
# = comment
+ = new feature
* = improved feature
! = fixed bug
- = removed feature

- Possibility to combine multiple filter and alert (checked listbox)
- tail an HTTP or FTP file
- Possibility to pipe out the mTail result to a file
- Syntax Colored editor
- Alternate read trigger with the "Last Write TimeStamp"

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