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 //by Richard Russell, June 2010//\\ \\  Conventionally, a **log file** is a plain-text file containing a list of records (probably timed) corresponding to significant events. For example, a program might log the occurrence of errors for subsequent analysis.\\ \\  To maximise the chance of a valid log file being created, even if the program writing it crashes, it is safer to **close** the file //after every record is written//. This reduces the time for which data is held in volatile RAM buffers, and the reliance on memory contents.\\ \\  The code below is one example of how this can be achieved:\\  //by Richard Russell, June 2010//\\ \\  Conventionally, a **log file** is a plain-text file containing a list of records (probably timed) corresponding to significant events. For example, a program might log the occurrence of errors for subsequent analysis.\\ \\  To maximise the chance of a valid log file being created, even if the program writing it crashes, it is safer to **close** the file //after every record is written//. This reduces the time for which data is held in volatile RAM buffers, and the reliance on memory contents.\\ \\  The code below is one example of how this can be achieved:\\ 
 +<code bb4w>
         DEF PROClog(A$, F$) : LOCAL F%         DEF PROClog(A$, F$) : LOCAL F%
         F% = OPENUP(F$) : IF F% = 0 F% = OPENOUT(F$)         F% = OPENUP(F$) : IF F% = 0 F% = OPENOUT(F$)
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         CLOSE #F%         CLOSE #F%
         ENDPROC         ENDPROC
 +</code>
 Each time you want to log an event call this procedure with the first parameter being the string to write, and the second parameter being the path/name of the log file. For example:\\  Each time you want to log an event call this procedure with the first parameter being the string to write, and the second parameter being the path/name of the log file. For example:\\ 
 +<code bb4w>
         PROClog(TIME$+": Application starting", @usr$+"myprog.log")         PROClog(TIME$+": Application starting", @usr$+"myprog.log")
 +</code>
 Here is an example of a log file created in this way:\\  Here is an example of a log file created in this way:\\ 
   Mon.07 Jan 2008,09:27:13: Application starting   Mon.07 Jan 2008,09:27:13: Application starting
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