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Log file is text file containing information about PG4UWMC control program operation flow,
which means information about loading project files, device operation types and device
operation results. Multiprogramming system generates few of Log files. One main Log file of
program PG4UWMC and Log files for each of running Programmer Sites. Each Site has its
own one Log file. The name of Site's Log file has the same prefix as the name of Log file
specified in edit box Log file. The file name prefix is followed by the number of Site in the form
of _#.
Example:
The Log file name specified by user is: "report.log". Then names of Log files will be:
- PG4UWMC main Log file name - "report.log"
- Site's #1 Log file name - "report_#1.log"
- Site's #2 Log file name - "report_#2.log"
- Site's #3 Log file name - "report_#3.log"
and so on...
Following options can be set for Log file creation
option Append Log file sets usage of Log file on. Log file will be created after the first
restart of PG4UWMC. For all other next starts of PG4UWMC, the existing Log file will be
preserved and new data will be appended to the existing Log file.
option Rewrite Log file sets usage of Log file on. Log file will be created after the first
restart of PG4UWMC. For all other next starts of PG4UWMC, the existing Log file will be
rewritten and new Log file will be created. Data from previous Log file will be deleted.
Checkbox Add date information to Log file name allows user to set date information into
Log file name specified by user in Log file name edit box. When the checkbox is checked,
program automatically adds current date string into user specified Log file name by the
following rules:
If user specified log file name has format:
.
The name with added date will be:
<-yyyy-mmm-dd>.
The new part representing of date consists of yyyy - year, mmm - month and dd - day.
Example: User specifies Log file name: c:\logs\myfile.log
The final log file name with added date will look like this (have a date November, 7th, 2006):
c:\logs\myfile-2006-nov-07.log
If do you wish to have log file name without any prefix before date information, you can
specify the log file name as:
. - dot is the first in file name
Example: User specifies Log file name: c:\logs\.log
The final log file name with added date will look like this (have a date November, 7th, 2006):
c:\logs\2006-nov-07.log