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suneelkv
suneelkv
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June 22, 2015
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How to log the ExtendScript Tool Kit console prints to a Text File

  • June 22, 2015
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Hi Chaps,

I want to put prints in my whole Script and take the logs of the script.

To do this I need to log the entire console output to a Text file.


Can somebody please tell me how to write the console output to a log file?

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Correct answer jsavage77

Might I suggest placing luda.dall's code in a function.  Then just call the function instead of $.writeln() to log to both the console and the file:

function logMe(input)

{

     var now = new Date();

     var output = now.toTimeString() + ": " + input;

     $.writeln(output);

     var logFile = File("/path/to/logfile.txt");

     logFile.open("e");

     logFile.writeln(output);

     logFile.close();

}

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jsavage77Correct answer
Inspiring
June 22, 2015

Might I suggest placing luda.dall's code in a function.  Then just call the function instead of $.writeln() to log to both the console and the file:

function logMe(input)

{

     var now = new Date();

     var output = now.toTimeString() + ": " + input;

     $.writeln(output);

     var logFile = File("/path/to/logfile.txt");

     logFile.open("e");

     logFile.writeln(output);

     logFile.close();

}

    suneelkv
    suneelkvAuthor
    Known Participant
    June 23, 2015

    Just a small change though, we have to append the new text so just changed one line

    function logMe(input)

    {

         var now = new Date();

         var output = now.toTimeString() + ": " + input;

         $.writeln(output);

         var logFile = File("C:/Suneel_ai_related_work/RSE_10inchScripts/logfile.txt");

         logFile.open("a");

         logFile.writeln(output);

         logFile.close();

    }

    logMe("Suneel");

    logMe("Check 1");

    logMe("Check 2");

      L
      Community Expert
      LaubenderCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 23, 2015

      If you are working with an already saved script file, you can point the log to the path of your script as well.

      $.fileName

      will return the whole path including the name of the saved script.

      So its path will be:

      File($.fileName).path;

      Example for a related log text file:


      var logFile = File( File($.fileName).path+"/"+File($.fileName).name+"-"+"log.txt" );

      Also see:

      CS3 JS: $

      Uwe

        luca.dall
        luca.dall
        Participant
        June 22, 2015

        You can do so:

        var saveFile = File("C:\\path_to_myLog\\myLog.txt");

        saveFile.encoding = "UTF8";

        saveFile.open("e", "TEXT", "????");

        saveFile.writeln("This is a Line of my Log");

        saveFile.close();

        Disposition_Dev
        Disposition_Dev
        Legend
        June 22, 2015

        I don't know the answer, but I'm curious as well.

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