Lite Log Files

When completing functions in Lite, a log file is produced to record the User, Date, process and Volumes.

When Lite is installed, the default location for the log files is in the Documents folder of the User the program is installed under, C:\Users\user_name\Documents.

There are a couple of methods available to set the location the log file saves to if you don't want to utilize the default location.

When cycling through a main function in Lite (Scan-In, Scan-out, Send and Recall etc), after selecting the function and clicking Next you will be presented with the Options window.

To change the default directory, click in the field to the right of the Log File Folder and click on the (…) button and select the required directory to save the log file to.

This value will be recorded in the registry and held for future uses of Lite to write the log files to.

Ensure the directory you choose has the appropriate permissions for Lite to write to.

Setting the directory to write the log file to via the configuration file not only sets the write location but also removes the Option window from the Lite processes, removing the operators ability to alter the directory from within Lite.

To set the directory via the configuration file, open TMSSLite.cfg with a text editor, such as Notepad, from the Lite installation directory. Default location is C:\Program Files\TapeTrack\TapeTrack Lite\TMSSLite.cfg .

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   //
   // If you specify a valid logfile value the logfile dialog will not be displayed 
   //
   // logfile="%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\Documents";
   

Remove the comments (//) from the line logfile=“%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\Documents”; and set the directory path to the folder you want the log files to save to. eg C:\Users\user_name\Documents\Lite Log Files.

The code block in the cfg file should now look like this:

   //
   // If you specify a valid logfile value the logfile dialog will not be displayed 
   //
logfile="C:\Users\user_name\Documents\Lite Log Files";