here is an example i did. if you like it you can use it.
--------------- ' Gambas class file PUBLIC hLog AS Stream PUBLIC sFilename AS String = User.Home &/ ".MyLog.txt" PUBLIC sLogEntry AS String PUBLIC SUB Form_Open() hLog = OPEN sFilename FOR APPEND END PUBLIC SUB Button1_Click() sLogEntry = "Button1 was clicked" WriteToLog(Application.Name & " # " & Application.Version & " # " & Now & " # " & sLogEntry) END PUBLIC SUB WriteToLog(sString AS String) PRINT #hLog, sString END PUBLIC SUB Form_Close() hLog.Close END ---------------- On Wed, 2011-01-19 at 02:35 -0800, vikram wrote: > Hi, > > I am using Gambas 2.21, on Debian Squeeze. I am trying to keep a log of the > things my application does, for instance events like forms opening, errors > can be logged. > > I am thinking of using the SHELL with echo command to write to a log file. > > For example, using SHELL i would use: > SHELL "echo \"Form1 Entered\">>Logfile" > > Could this cause the application to be a resource hog? The only other way I > can think of to do logging is to use File I/O but that would be a lot of work > when compated to using SHELL, plus I don't know it will prove to be more of a > resource hog than using SHELL. > > Help! > > Thanks in advance, > Regards, > Vikram Nair > > @Mods: kindly delete the earlier thread titled "using echo command within > EXEC", i had sent it with a wrong subject by mistake. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks > Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand > malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you > can protect your company and customers by using code signing. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl > _______________________________________________ > Gambas-user mailing list > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user -- Regards, Demosthenes Koptsis.
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