Annotating log files – Axesstel PST User Manual

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Item Description

Close Log File Closes the current log file and begins logging to a new file.
Export Log
File Names
Displays a directory dialog box that lets you save the current
table of log file data to a comma-separated text file.
Clear Log File
Names
Empties the contents of the log file table in the Logging Status
window.

Annotating log files

CAI MSG provides an annotation feature that lets you insert simple text
markers in the current log file. By selecting Annotate Log File,
you can access a menu of preset annotations to
insert at the current point in the log file.
Selecting one of these annotations from the menu inserts it at the
current line in the log file. Or, if you want to use an annotation that
is not in the list, choose Custom Annotation. The Custom
Annotation dialog box appears, in which you can specify a new
annotation.

Item Description

All annotations that you add in this dialog box are available in the
drop-down list that appears when you click the arrow at the right of
the text box. Then, click OK to choose the selected annotation, or
click Delete to remove a custom annotation from the list.

Viewing log files

To view log files you have recorded with CAI MSG ,
choose Open Log File. A directory dialog box appears in which you
can locate the log file to open.
When you select a file and click OK, a log file viewing window appears.
This window consists of two panes. The upper pane contains a
scrollable list of messages that are in the log file. When you select a
message, its details appear in the lower pane. You can drag to select

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