logtext and logfile

[Nancy Palmquist]

Robert Pulliam wrote:
> Using dos in configuration editor   logfile   value smith
>                                                  pflogappend   value on
>  
> Same in unix
>  
> Processing
>         qw = @rn{","{1       
>         logtext = qm        the same in both
>  
> It works in dos but not in unix
>  
> in unix the same processing gives me a popup error in the fileprogram 
> "open of logfilefailed, error 13"
>  
> Question 1.  What is wrong
>                2.  Where would the file be placed in unix if it were opened?
>  
> thanks   Robert Pulliam MD
> 
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Dr,

Look at permissions.  You need to be careful where you write stuff.

Suggestion:

/appl/filepro/filename/logs

So logfile would be:

file=getenv("PFDATA"){getenv("PFDIR"){"/filepro/"{@fi{"/logs"{@rn{","{1

Same exact string works for WINDOWS, just do this

file=xlate(file,"/",chr("92"))  to flip the slashes.

Hope that helps.  I like to keep the logs under the file you are logging. 
FilePro already has permission to write in that folder, just make sure logs has 
same permission.

Better than writing things all over the place.

Remember @fi is the current filename, so you can write the logic more generic.

Nancy


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