ptxconv Command

A program to convert between Performance Toolbox for AIX Version 1.1 to Version 2 or Version 1.2 recording file format.

Syntax

ptxconv -v{1|2} input_file output_file

Flags

v1

Converts a recording file with Version 2 or Version 1.2 format into the Version 1.1 format. This allows the use of an older version of xmperf to play the recording back.

v2

Converts a recording file with Version 1.1 format into the later format. This allows any of the Performance Toolbox for AIX Version 1.2 and Version 2 programs that process recording files to work with the converted file.

input_file

The path name of a recording file. The input file should be a file that was created with the version level the user wishes to convert from.

output_file

The path name the user wishes the new recording file to have.