# Find the error line among thousands in FinalBuilder Log

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**Created:** [September 17, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/find-the-error-line-among-thousands-in-finalbuilder-log/972 "2008-09-17T03:57:38Z")
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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/find-the-error-line-among-thousands-in-finalbuilder-log/972/1 "2008-09-17T03:57:38Z")

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Hi All.

Using FinalBuilder 5.5.0.707&nbsp; to build a .NET, C#-based product.

Total project contains many solutions.

Some of our solutions ( **.sln** ) contain ~100 projects ( **.csproj** ).

When the build fail, I get the failing solution, but finding the failing project is a real PITA.

using "Shoe Error Log" I get a window with thousands of lines, and I have to find in it the line (or lines) with " **Number of failures = x**" or the line with " **x errors**", where&nbsp; x != 0.

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When I use Visual Studio, In adition to the "Show Output" window, I have an "Error List" window, which shows me the actual, offending project(s).

Of course, VS will actually take me tho the offending line, but I do not ask FinalBuilder to do that. all I ask is some help in sorting through thousand lines of cruff to find the one (or two or three...) projects which failed the build.

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&nbsp;Finding those lines in the log is a huge PITA. however, so far I did not find a way to sanely search in the log in order to locate the trouble project.

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Any tip/trick/idea of how to make the task of finding the problem in the FinalBuilder log would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

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### Author: ![tate](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e19b73/32.png) [@tate](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/tate)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/find-the-error-line-among-thousands-in-finalbuilder-log/972/2 "2008-09-18T01:59:56Z")

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Hi Joe,   
  
 Probably not the answer you want, but if you upgrade to FinalBuilder 6 you’ll find it’s much easier to search the log. Plus you get highlighted error lines, hierarchial logging within an action, etc.   
  
 .t8