File Output Format

This topic describes the format of the output file from the FileLoggerComp run-time component. The output file contains two types of lines:

Lines that start with *** and contain the datetime or are empty
Semicolon-separated lines, each containing the state of one counter

Lines are appended to the file. The first line of one monitoring output is the start of the batch. For example:

**** Batch started at:2007-12-07 04:45:14

The last line specifies when the batch finished. The counter line is composed of seven fields:

datetime of reporting
numeric value if the counter format is a number
unit name
datetime value if the counter format is datetime
max value
path in the hierarchy
counter name

The counters are reported in intervals set by the configuration. Only counters that have values that have changed during the last interval are reported. At the end, the states of all counters are reported under a line containing the words Final state at, as shown:

**** Final state at: 2007-12-07 06:02:24

Output Example:

**** Batch started at:2007-12-07 04:45:14
**** 
**** 2007-12-07 04:45:14
**** 
**** 2007-12-07 04:46:14
2007-12-07 04:46:14;27975;record;;0;/step/input;algorithm_2
2007-12-07 04:46:14;;date;2007-12-07 04:45:15;0;/Connection/started;in,
  algorithm_2,out,algorithm_1
2007-12-07 04:46:14;28050;record;;0;/Connection/processed;
  in,algorithm_2,out,algorithm_1
**** 
... shortened

**** 2007-12-07 06:01:15
2007-12-07 06:01:15;637809546;workunit;;666809517;/step/progress;
  algorithm_2
**** 
**** 2007-12-07 06:02:15
2007-12-07 06:02:15;664809519;workunit;;666809517;/step/progress;
  algorithm_2
**** 
**** Final state at: 2007-12-07 06:02:24
2007-12-07 06:02:24;999999;record;;0;/step/input;algorithm_2
2007-12-07 06:02:24;154999845;workunit;;154999845;
  /step/progress;algorithm_2
2007-12-07 06:02:24;;date;2007-12-07 04:45:15;0;/Connection/started;in,
  algorithm_2,out,algorithm_1
2007-12-07 06:02:24;;date;2007-12-07 05:24:55;0;/Connection/finished;
  in,algorithm_2,out,algorithm_1
2007-12-07 06:02:24;999999;record;;0;/Connection/processed;
  in,algorithm_2,out,algorithm_1
**** Batch stopped at:2007-12-07 06:02:24

iWay Software