If I step through the debugger in Eclipse and keep the temp folder open, I see that the log file appears after the following line of code occurs liblouisutdml.initialize(programDataPath, tempFilesPath, "liblouisutdml.log"); On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 12:29 PM, John J. Boyer < john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The liblouisutdml log is supposed to be cleared each time liblouisutdml > is called. Each call is supposed to be followed by a call to > CheckLiblouisutdmlLog().displayLog the call to translateFile in > suetuFromFile does specify the logFilesPath . I am trying to figure out > how the log gets in the temp folder. I suspect that it's another case of > a "correction" causing a bug. > > Temp files should go in the telp directory for the os. It just hasn't > been done yet. However, during development it may be good to leave them > in the brlblst temp directory. > > John > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 05:00:53PM +0000, Keith Creasy wrote: > > Would it not makes sense to put it in the temp folder so users can > easily clean them up? Log files aren't really something we want regular > users to have to deal with anyway except as a last resort. Maybe instead of > being with each document we could use .../temp/log/ > > > > Now that I think about it, aren't we already defeating the normal use of > temp files by putting temp in the brlblast application data directory? > Temporary files should probably go in, using Windows notation, > %temp%\brlblast\. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Keith Creasy > > Software Developer > > American Printing House for the Blind > > KCreasy@xxxxxxx > > Phone: 502.895.2405 > > Skype: keith537 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J. Boyer > > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 11:33 AM > > To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: Error > > > > I'll check this out. The log file is supposed to be in the log folder. > > > > John > > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 10:23:48AM -0500, Brandon Roller wrote: > > > Yes that was what I was pointing out > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Vic Beckley <vic.beckley3@xxxxxxxxx > >wrote: > > > > > > > Brandon,**** > > > > > > > > ** ** > > > > > > > > Here is where I found the log file that contained the error > > > > message:**** > > > > > > > > ** ** > > > > > > > > C:\Users\Vic\AppData\Roaming\brlblst\temp\18in05q\liblouisutdml.log* > > > > *** > > > > > > > > ** ** > > > > > > > > The actual folder differs every time, of course. It isn’t in the log > > > > folder but in the temp folder. Is that what you were saying?**** > > > > > > > > ** ** > > > > > > > > ** ** > > > > > > > > *From:* brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > > > > brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Brandon Roller > > > > *Sent:* Monday, February 25, 2013 10:12 AM > > > > *To:* brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > *Subject:* [brailleblaster] Re: Error**** > > > > > > > > ** ** > > > > > > > > The log file is being written to the folder created within the temp > > > > folder when BB runs.**** > > > > > > > > CheckLibLouisLog class attempts to read from a log file in the log > folder. > > > > **** > > > > > > > > That may be why the log messages are not appearing onscreen.**** > > > > > > > > ** ** > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 10:01 AM, Vic Beckley > > > > <vic.beckley3@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > wrote:**** > > > > > > > > John, > > > > > > > > Now I do see the error message written to the log file. It still > > > > doesn't appear anywhere else. Here is what is in the log file: > > > > > > > > Encoding, preferably UTF-8, must be specified > > > > > > > > > > > > Best Regards from Ohio, U.S.A. > > > > > > > > Vic Beckley > > > > E-mail: vic.beckley3@xxxxxxxxx > > > > Skype: vbeckley > > > > WLM: vbeckley@xxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > **** > > > > > > > > ** ** > > > > > > > > -- > > John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc. > > http://www.abilitiessoft.com > > Madison, Wisconsin USA > > Developing software for people with disabilities > > > > > > -- > John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer > Abilitiessoft, Inc. > http://www.abilitiessoft.com > Madison, Wisconsin USA > Developing software for people with disabilities > > >