Log Method, LogFile class

Description

Lets you write variant number of values as one log line to the log file.

Syntax

LogFile.Log ([Values to log as ParamArray])

Where	Type	Optional	Default	Description
Values to log	ParamArray	yes		Variant number of values to write to the log file.

Remarks

Values can be of any type that can be converted to a string. So you can log String, Date, Boolean and Numeric values (Byte, Short, Long, Currency, Double ...).

You can also log one-dimensional Array values (from Dim variable(), Redim or Array function). Array members are converted to a string and separated by a special separator (see ArraySeparator property).

You can also log Object values with default value specified (The default value is written in the log file)

Examples

LogFile - Samples of Log method

  Dim LogFile 

  'Create LogFile object
  Set LogFile = CreateObject("ScriptUtils.LogFile")
  LogFile.TemplateFileName = "D:\LogFiles\LG%y%m%d.LOG"

  'Log date, long, currency and string values to one line
  LogFile.Log Now-7, CLng(25), CCur(125.6538), "description"

  'Log an array
  LogFile.Log "Array value", Array(1,2,3,4,5)

  'Log an object
  LogFile.Log "Object value", LogFile


Output (contents of D:\LogFiles\LG001213.Log file)
#Software: PSTRUH ScriptUtilities Log file
#Version: 1.0
#Date: 2000-12-13+15:34:44
#Fields: datetime
2000-12-13+15:34:44 2000-12-06+15:34:44 25 125.6538 description
2000-12-13+15:34:44 Array+value [12345]
2000-12-13+15:34:44 Object+value D:\LogFiles\LG001213.Log

LogFile - Sample ASP log of variant arguments.

Other links for Log

Methods of LogFile class

Close, Log, LogLine, Open

Properties of LogFile class

ArraySeparator, DateTimeFormat, Encode, FieldSeparator, FieldsHeaders, FileBegin, FileName, IsOpen, LineBegin, LocalDateTime, TemplateFileName

ScriptUtils.LogFile

Hi-performance text file logging for ASP and ASP.Net, VBScript, VBA, VB5/6, VB and C# applications. Lets you create daily/weekly/monthly log files with variable number of logged values and extra timing and performance info.
LogFile is a COM class specially designed as a free-threaded, hi-performance logging object in Application scope of ASP/ASP.Net pages. It also works with other script engines in VB Script and JScript (ASP, ASP.Net, WSH, CHM, HTA), VB Net, Visual basic (VBA - VB 5, VB 6, Word, Excel, Access, …), C#, J#, C++, ASP, ASP.Net, Delphi and with T-SQL OLE functions - see Use ByteArray object article. You can also use the object in other programming environments with COM support, such is PowerBuilder.
Source code for LogFile is available within distribution license, please see License page for ScriptUtilities and Huge ASP file upload.

ScriptUtils

Easy to use, hi-performance ASP file upload component with progress bar indicator. Let's you upload multiple files with size up to 2GB to a disk or database along with another form fields. Works with large posts, any character set (including unicode utf-8). Contains one-click multiple files/folders download with on-the-fly compression (Using BinaryWrite/BinaryRead).

      Hi-performance text file logging for ASP/VBScript/VBA applications. Lets you create daily/weekly/monthly log files with variable number of logged values and extra timing and performance info.
       Lets you work with safearray binary data in VBS/JS. It also enables conversion between binary and String data using several code pages. ZLib compress and uncompress functions. Lets you transfer files using compressed stream from a client to server using IE.
      This library also enables calling of some Kernel and Advapi functions (performance, timing, sleep, configuration ...) and enables native work with INI files.

	Log
	Method
	Member of ScriptUtils.LogFile