LogViewPlus Support » LogViewPlus Support » Help & Support » Same file extension but different formatInstantForum 2017-1 FinalLogViewPlus Supporthttps://www.logviewplus.com/forum/LogViewPlus SupportMon, 13 Apr 2026 11:47:27 GMT20Same file extension but different formathttps://www.logviewplus.com/forum/post/2040We have log files with different formats (CSV and XML) but with the same file extension. I hoped that the parser mappings will be processed top down switching to the next parser (for the current file extension) if the current one could not parse the file. But it seems like this is not done.<br/><br/>Is there any way to deal with that?Thu, 01 Feb 2024 07:06:37 GMTMayRE: Same file extension but different formathttps://www.logviewplus.com/forum/post/2051Perfect! Just what I was looking for. ThThu, 01 Feb 2024 07:06:37 GMTMayRE: Same file extension but different formathttps://www.logviewplus.com/forum/post/2047The default parser lookup behaviour is to apply the first matching parser configuration, but this can be changed by using the <a href="https://www.logviewplus.com/docs/parser_mappings.html" id="if_insertedNode_1706701145005">Heuristic Strategy</a> instead.&nbsp; The heuristic strategy will use multiple parsers to parse a log file and then apply the best one.<br/><br/>Hope that helps,<br/><br/>TobyWed, 31 Jan 2024 11:40:30 GMTLogViewPlus Support