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Technical Specifications of log©.dat file
Log©.dat is can be broken down into three parts:
default logging flag,
pointer list,
and record list.
DEFAULT LOGGING FLAG
The default logging flag is a byte flag that is either
zero or 255 ( hex FF). The flag when zero turns on the default logging
of all EXE and COM files being executed. When the flag is 255 the default
logging is turned off. The default is overridden by any entry in the records
part of the data file.
POINTERS
The pointers part of the data file consists of a list of Words
( 2 byte low-high) terminated by a zero word. Each entry points to the
index in the file where its correspoiding entries is located.
RECORDS
Each record consists of:
Position Type Description
-------- ----- -----------------------------------------
0 byte logging flag
1 byte # of copies allowed (0 = ALL)
2 byte length of Program path/filename (plength)
3 chars string containing program path/filename
3+plength+1 byte length of Server name (slength)
3+plength+2 chars string containing servername
3+plength+slength+2 byte Always zero (00)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
The logging flag is the same as the default logging flag in
its function
The # of copies allowed field contains the number of allowed
copies at any given time. This has a range from 1 to 255.
Technical Notes:
When a program is attempted to be executed, log©
compares the target program string against all the record
entries that the pointers point to, until a zero pointer is
encountered. If no match is found the default logging
action is taken. The target is compared to an entry from
right to left. The two match when the target matches up to
the length of an record entry.
Currently I do not know of a way to return an errorlevel if
the program does not get run because of not enough copies
available.
The only known program it does not work with is Wordperfect
executive Shell program. The shell program hangs when
exited.