Watch.Log

Creates messages that are added to PlanetPress Workflowwatch.log file. The PlanetPress Workflow watch.log file is located in the following folder:
%PROGRAMDATA%\Objectif Lune\PlanetPress Workflow 8\PlanetPress Watch\Log

View error messages in the Services Console while PlanetPress Workflow is in Run mode by choosing Tools | Services | Service Console. In the Service Console, error messages appear with colors that correspond to the message level.

Level

Type

Text Color in Service Console

1

Error

Red

2

Warning

Orange

3

Information

Black

4

Debug

Grey

Arguments

Message

A string representing the message that is logged in the log file. Note that the text of the message must use the locale encoding of the system where the PlanetPress Workflow software will be running, otherwise it will be unreadable.

Level

An integer between 1 and 4, specifying the severity level of the error message. Set message levels as follows.

Level

Description

1

The message is logged as an Error in the log file.

2

The message is logged as a Warning in the log file.

3

The message is logged as Information in the log file.

4

The message only appears when the application runs in Debug mode.

Examples

In the following example, log() will write an information entry in the watch log that says "this is a log"

VBScript

Watch.Log "this is a log", 3

JavaScript

Watch.Log("this is a log", 3);

Python

Watch.Log("this is a log",3)

Perl

$Watch->Log("this is a log",3);