Hello!

I would like to use your software (I'm using the free trial currently), but I'm unable to open log files under WSL's mounted \\wsl$\ drive, detailed here. I can't find any existing info about WSL support in LogViewPlus.

For example, I'm trying to open a file located at \\wsl$\Ubuntu\home\phanabani\test.log, which translates to the Ubuntu system path /home/phanabani/test.log, and LVP just refuses to acknowledge that that path exists. I also tried right clicking the file and using Open With, but that just resulted in a normal, empty LVP startup.

I'm using BareTail (an application from 2006), and it's able to open files under this drive, so I'm surprised LogViewPlus can't! Any support would be greatly appreciated.

I can browse the WSL filesystem normally as long as I first enter \\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu into the address bar - no need for drag and drop.

You're right that wsl.localhost appears under network shares (only after having opened that WSL file first), but clicking it doesn't show a list of my distributions like File Explorer does (that's why I have to explicitly enter the Linux distribution name in the address bar). This isn't a huge issue, but it did make it a bit confusing as a completely new user with no experience in the software.

Here are some screenshots to help visualize :

Thanks for the clarification.  It looks like we will have some work to do to fully support WSL.

In the meantime, I would recommend you right-click on your target WSL directory and add it as a Quick Access item.  This should make it easier to find and browse the target directory in the future.

LogViewPlus handles Network Shares a bit differently.  We don't ping out on your network looking for shares.  Instead, we track which shares have been opened previously.  So Network Shares in LogViewPlus will often differ from those shown in Windows Explorer.

Thanks again,

Toby