Open Rails Log

[OTTODAD]

Why is it always in the same DEFAULT location on the Desktop and not the location it has been dragged to ?

[muskokaandtahoe]

Maybe 'cuz ya got too many icons Otto! Try going on a diet.Screen.jpg

[crstagg]

Otto,
Because it is the actual file not a shortcut and each time you run OR the previous one is deleted and new one is saved to the Desktop.


Dave,
My diet worked better than yours.

[RICHARD369]

When I want to save a log for future use, I just copy it and paste it where I want it.

Rich

[muskokaandtahoe]

You've got fewer main courses that's for sure (and it looks very nice too), but look at how many hors d'oeuvres you have along the bottom row Charles! Fattening for sure!

And half of my main courses should be deleted... they're supposed to remind me I have something I should use now and then...but I don't, stuff like like Rise of Flight.




Otto. there is a registry trick for your logs. I run WIn7, In that registry I have this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\OpenRails\ORTS

Within that there are two strings you can edit, LoggingFilename and LoggingPath.

For LoggingPath I've entered an ordinary directory path to soe location where I want to collect the logs (e.g., d:\users\dave\msts).
For LoggingFilename I've entered some special codes: {0} - {1} - {4}.txt which will instruct the OR software to make a unique file for each log event and to fill the name with useful information -- like this: Open Rails - X3542 - 5.19.2016 10.25.56 PM.txt; I wish I had the date values turned around so they'd sort the way I prefer but it's good enough to use.

Naturally, with any registry edits, any problems must be due to your fingers and eyesight as I'm perfect in everything... you know, the usual MSTS readme disclaimer.

Hope that helps.

[OTTODAD]

Maybe 'cuz ya got too many icons Otto! Try going on a diet.

Most of them are used for what I am doing with my WIN-7 computer most of the time and that it not just working with Train and Flight Simulators, but also with some Graphics and maintaining and running my Computer Accounts Software for a friend, maintain and manage my Web sites, its Supplements vs. Drugs PDF getting downloaded more than a thousand times daily and researching my many health problems, lately being my biggest concern, the Medics have no answers for, but I have most covered !

My Desktop is well organised to cater for all of that but can not say the same about ORTS, who keep plonking its LOG into the same location every time I use it !

Charles is not doing his old eyes any favors, having to find what he wants to run on his desktop !

[OTTODAD]

Otto. there is a registry trick for your logs. I run WIn7, In that registry I have this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\OpenRails\ORTS

Within that there are two strings you can edit, LoggingFilename and LoggingPath.

For LoggingPath I've entered an ordinary directory path to soe location where I want to collect the logs (e.g., d:\users\dave\msts).
For LoggingFilename I've entered some special codes: {0} - {1} - {4}.txt which will instruct the OR software to make a unique file for each log event and to fill the name with useful information -- like this: Open Rails - X3542 - 5.19.2016 10.25.56 PM.txt; I wish I had the date values turned around so they'd sort the way I prefer but it's good enough to use.

Naturally, with any registry edits, any problems must be due to your fingers and eyesight as I'm perfect in everything... you know, the usual MSTS readme disclaimer.

Hope that helps.

Thanks, Dave and Yes it does, shall give it a go !