MTS Series 793 - Manual (Page 430)

The Basic TestWare application saves the Message Log file in your Basic TestWare folder. The Basic TestWare
application names the Message Log file, using the station test name with a log extension.
Closing the Basic TestWare application closes the Basic TestWare Message Log file. When the test reopens
and station activity resumes, new messages are appended to the old.
Auto-archiving
When the Message Logs window accumulates 1000 messages, it automatically saves these messages to
an archive file and then clears them from the Message Logs window.
Message log file naming
The first archived file is named test file name000.log, the second is named test file name001.log, and so on.
This continues until a file is named test file name499.log, and then it starts again with test file name000.log
Note:
The maximum number of archive log files that can be saved for a particular test is 500.
Once you reach 500 archive log files, additional log files overwrite the oldest log files in order (typically
archiving restarts at test file name000.log).
When a log file is saved (either manually or automatically), a log entry is made noting the archive file. This
entry includes a time/date stamp and information on where the file was saved. This entry becomes the first
entry in the current log.
Caution:
Too many messages combined with the auto-archive feature can use up all disk space.
Running out of disk space can stop your test and result in data loss.
If you think your test may generate an excessive number of message log entries, you should
filter the messages written to the Basic TestWare message log with the Test Log tab in the Test
Setup window.
Message Log Toolbar
The Message Logs window toolbar has graphic buttons to control its operations.
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