Fundamental question on logging

[aqua267]

Hello,
This is a very basic question. I am sorry if this is a repeat question. I searched the forums and could not find an answer.

I want to log each step of my script. In logging tab, I
a) checkmarked Log Progress of Macro
b) specified the filename C:\Users\\Documents\MacroLogs.txt
c) Log level: Log Start and completion of each step

I used one of the sample script. However once the script is executed, only the timestamp of the file is updated. MacroLogs.txt file is empty. What am I doing wrong here. Thanks much for your help. Should I use WriteLn in my script to log details? I thought the logging would do it for me.

Here's the sample script I am running:


MessageModal>This macro will gather some basic statistics and present them in a Message Box. This is a useful example of how to use variables. %CRLF% %CRLF%Press OK to continue.
GetDate>todays_date
GetTime>current_time
MessageModal>Date : %todays_date% %CRLF%Time : %current_time% %CRLF%Operating System : %OS_VER% %CRLF%Windows Directory : %WIN_DIR% %CRLF%System Directory : %SYS_DIR% %CRLF%Username : %USER_NAME% %CRLF%Computer Name : %COMPUTER_NAME% %CRLF%MSched Version: %MSCHED_VER%

[sarver311]

Are you trying to run the script by hitting F9 while you have the script open? I noticed it doesn't seem to write a log if you do it that way but if you exit the script editor and run your script from the MS screen where it lists all your scripts it seems to work.

[Marcus Tettmar]

When you are in the editor and run your script you are DEBUGGING. Logs aren't written to while in debug mode. Similarly schedules don't work and neither do hot keys. For those things, save and close the script.

[sarver311]

Ahh that makes sense, thanks for the clarification Marcus.

[aqua267]

Thanks so much. I was running in the debug mode.