Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Debugging and Troubleshooting

Specifying the log filename

You can specify the name of the log file to which OpenEdge writes all errors and warning messages by using the following:

The Client Logging (-clientlog) startup parameter.
The LOGFILE-NAME attribute on the LOG-MANAGER system handle.
The logFile and related properties in the ubroker.properties file with Progress Explorer.

Table 5–4 shows how to specify the log filename.

Table 5–4: Specifying the log filename 

Method	General syntax	Example
Startup parameter	-clientlog filename	-clientlog mylog.log
LOG-MANAGER system handle	LOG-MANAGER:LOGFILE-NAME = “filename”	LOG-MANAGER:LOGFILE-NAME = “mylog.log”
Progress Explorer or ubroker.properties files	logFile = filename srvrLogFile= filename brkrLogFile= filename	logFile = c:\workdir\mylog.log

Note: After starting an OpenEdge session using the Client Logging (-clientlog) startup parameter, another log filename can be specified in code using the LOGFILE-NAME attribute on the LOG-MANAGER system handle. In this case, OpenEdge stops writing to the log file specified by the Client Logging (-clientlog) startup parameter and starts writing to the log file specified by the LOGFILE-NAME attribute.

For a detailed description of the Client Logging (-clientlog) startup parameter, see OpenEdge Deployment: Startup Command and Parameter Reference .

For a detailed description of the LOG-MANAGER system handle, see OpenEdge Development: Progress 4GL Reference .

For more information on ubroker.properties, see the ubroker.properties.README file in $INSTALLDIR/properties/ubroker.properties.README.

To use the Progress Explorer to view and set properties, see the "Progress Explorer and logging settings" section.