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- LOGit v3.0
- By
- George Spafford
-
- October 15, 1991
-
- Purpose:
-
- To allow a user to insert a command in a batch file and thus log the
- activity to a log file of their choice WITH a comment of their choice,
- the date and the time. The program must also be readily adaptable for any
- use, be it BBS, corporate or home.
-
- Procedure:
-
- To run LOGit, it has the following command line switches:
-
- LOGit /c:my_comment /l:c:\dir\myname.log
-
- /C: Okay, this is the comment that you wish to have appended in
- your log file. Note the underscore (_). It is used on the command
- line to indicate that you would like the comment to have a space
- in that position. So, when you look at the log file that the
- above entry would create, it would look like "MY COMMENT:"
- LOGit changes all text to upper-case and it adds the colon to the
- end of the text. You can omit this entry if you so desire.
-
- /L: This is the name of the log file that you would like the log entry
- to be appended to. This can include the drive and path.
- For example: LOGit /C:Hiya_activated /L:c:\Hiya.log
- You can use any naming scheme you want.
-
- /? This brings up a quick help screen.
-
- Suggestions:
-
- With the comments, you can enter descriptive terms for your log file. For
- example, in your controlling batch file you might have:
-
- @echo off
- cls
- Echo Now Loading Data Files
- Logit /c:Data_load_started /l:project.log
- process.exe mydata.txt
- logit /c:initial_process_completed /l:project.log
- sort mydata.txt
- logit /c:sort_completed /l:project.log
- import mydata.txt
- logit /c:import_complete /l:project.log
-
-
- In your log file, the following would be appended (with the appropriate time
- and date):
-
- 10-14-91 13:55:55 : DATA LOAD STARTED
- 10-14-91 14:00:00 : INITIAL PROCESS COMPLETED
- 10-14-91 14:05:00 : SORT COMPLETED
- 10-14-91 14:15:00 : IMPORT COMPLETED
-
- To clean a log up, you might want to put an extra LOGit at the end with a
- comment like: /C:------------------------------------------.
- It gives a readily identifiable separator (It will also have a date
- and time added to it - just food for thought).
-
- History:
-
- 10/15/91 v3.0
-
- Corrected a bug that conflicted with the use of a carat "^" on the
- command line with some versions of DOS. An underscore character
- is now used in its place as a space holder.
-
- Also changed the log entry order to:
- DATE TIME : Comment
- This helped to line the entries up & thus make the log easier to read.
-
- 10/01/91 v2.0
-
- Added user definable log comments using the /C: switch.
-
-
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-
- I hope this program helps you evaluate some of your problems
- or even makes some solutions/benefits clear. This program is
- released as shareware. Its price is $5 for each concurrently
- used copy. If you have any suggestions or comments, I'd REALLY
- like to hear those too.
-
- Sincerely,
-
- George Spafford
- 3001 LakeShore Drive, #329
- St. Joseph, MI 49085
-
- Data: (616) 468-5026 Queued Access BBS 14.4Kb USR Dual HST
- FIDOnet: 1:227/250
-
-
- LOGit IS DISTRIBUTED AS IS. THE AUTHOR (GEORGE SPAFFORD) MAKES NO
- WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
- TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
- WITH RESPECT TO THIS SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION. IN NO EVENT SHALL
- THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST
- SAVINGS, OR ANY OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
- OUT OF THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS PROGRAM.
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