pcsoft.us.windevCopyright 2026, PC SOFT31 Dec 2014 13:27:00 Z28 Dec 2014 01:36:00 ZHello All I have a situation where I need to track changes to data records and I am trying to decide whether to write my own process to capture the "before change" data or to use the inbuilt WDLog. I am not interested in being able to restore data from logs, just track the changes. In terms of using FileTomemory() , the help text is no real help at all, but I assume it would be possible to save the current record buffer from one file and then write that data out to a different file using MemoryToFile(). I have never used the structure variable - is there a way to automatically create one where the structure members are the same as a file field list ? It may be simpler to use HlistItem() and ControlClone() to build a memory table and then use FileToMemoryTable(). I could build this as a generic parameter driven process. One problem I see with the WDLog process is that on my reading of the help, it looks like the log files are deleted/cleared when the WDModfic is run on the file being logged - is that correct ?. If that is the case then there is not much point in using the inbuilt logging as all the history would be lost if the fie structure changes. Quote From the Windev help:When the automatic modification of data files is performed on the logged files: The log files are automatically saved. The log files are flushed. Regards Al30WEBDEVen_UShttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging/read.awpmoderateur@pcsoft.fr (El moderador)webmaster@pcsoft.fr (El webmaster)guestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49657/read.awp31 Dec 2014 13:27:00 ZHello Darren Although I don't use OOP I do have a lot of global procedures that run most things so the code that runs off the…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49657/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49657/read.awp[WD19] Does anyone use the inbuilt logging ?guestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49656/read.awp31 Dec 2014 13:11:00 ZYeah, it's a bit unclear in the Help because it says the log file is saved before being cleared. I suppose the logging process …https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49656/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49656/read.awp[WD19] Does anyone use the inbuilt logging ?guestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49652/read.awp31 Dec 2014 12:52:00 ZAl, to be honoust I do more or less the same as you, to be able te replicate data changes from a offline system to the main sys…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49652/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49652/read.awp[WD19] Does anyone use the inbuilt logging ?guestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49647/read.awp31 Dec 2014 12:13:00 ZHello Darren I think, from reading the help, that the log files are deleted whenever there is a wdmodfic run on the files. If…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49647/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49647/read.awp[WD19] Does anyone use the inbuilt logging ?guestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49635/read.awp31 Dec 2014 10:42:00 ZHi Al, Could I just ask why you've discounted the inbuilt logging?https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49635/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49635/read.awp[WD19] Does anyone use the inbuilt logging ?guestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49633/read.awp31 Dec 2014 09:43:00 ZHello Arie I can barely spell OOP, much less program it but I will have a look, thanks. The view option is actually working …https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49633/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49633/read.awp[WD19] Does anyone use the inbuilt logging ?guestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49632/read.awp31 Dec 2014 09:32:00 ZHello Allard Luckily I don't need the logging for restore purposes, I just need to hold a log of changes to the data and who …https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49632/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49632/read.awp[WD19] Does anyone use the inbuilt logging ?guestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49626/read.awp29 Dec 2014 21:12:00 ZHi Al, did you ever had a look at Peter Holemans project about his OOP framework? http://depot.pcsoft.fr/resource.awp?file_i…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49626/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49626/read.awp[WD19] Does anyone use the inbuilt logging ?guestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49625/read.awp29 Dec 2014 19:56:00 ZHi Al So you want to be able to reset a record after you have made changes with hmodify? . How many versions do you need rese…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49625/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49625/read.awp[WD19] Does anyone use the inbuilt logging ?guestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49618/read.awp28 Dec 2014 22:36:00 ZHello Stefan Thanks for the suggestion. I went with something similar as I needed a quick one off solution. I used a view to …https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49618/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49618/read.awp[WD19] Does anyone use the inbuilt logging ?guestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49614/read.awp28 Dec 2014 13:02:00 ZHi Al, instead of using a structure, may be you could use a record variable without specifying the file name. If you put a re…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49614/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/49612-wd19-does-anyone-use-inbuilt-logging-49614/read.awp[WD19] Does anyone use the inbuilt logging ?