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traceLogFile

Syntax

the traceLogFile 

Description

System property; specifies the name of the file in which the Message window display is written. You can close the file by setting the traceLogFile property to EMPTY (""). Any output that would appear in the Message window is written into this file. You can use this property for debugging when running a movie in a projector and when authoring.

Example

This statement instructs Lingo to write the contents of the Message window in the file "Messages.txt in the same folder as the current movie:

the traceLogFile = the moviePath & "Messages.txt"

Example

This statement closes the file that the Message window display is being written to:

the traceLogFile = ""