Zugg Software :: View topic - plug-in idea

Novice Joined: 28 Oct 2001 Posts: 43 Location: USA

not sure if this is allready done but it would be cool if someone wrote a plugin that would automagically log to a certain folder and like save it a different name for each day, like the date. So like whenever your connected its logging to a file named 4-19-02 on 4-19-02 etc...i allways log and dont like to take the time to make a bunch of ogs i just logon ctrl+l :P If this is allready out there please lemme know

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

Why use a plugin when a simple alias will do the trick?

#AL atconnect {#LOG %time("m-d-y").txt}

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Beginner Joined: 30 Jan 2002 Posts: 24 Location: USA

I like, I am wanting but how would i save the logs to like d:darklordlogs

I like the m-d-y but i'd like the time i started the log too... 4-20-02-10:50

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

Do a search of the forums, about 2 months ago someone asked for the same. I also put in a little extra stuff so the log would get closed at midnight and a new one started.

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

Start up zMUD and click on help. Open up the index and look for "time". Click on that, and it will tell you how to get hours and minutes.

Of course, I could look it up for you but it won't take you any longer to just to do it yourself.

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Beginner Joined: 30 Jan 2002 Posts: 24 Location: USA

OKay i got the time added but since then i can't find where zmud is logging to. I have check the zmud folder and even searched my hard(s) for at log it was suppost to do yestersay but no go.

 AL atconnect {#LOG %time("m-d-y").txt}

but still haven't figured out how to log it to a folder on my d drive
D:darklord_logs

Beginner Joined: 30 Jan 2002 Posts: 24 Location: USA

quote:
AL atconnect {#LOG %time("m-d-y").txt}

make that

#AL atconnect {#LOG %time("m-d-y-t").txt}

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

You'll find the logfile in the zMUD folder. If you want it in a different folder, on a different disk, you can copy it whereever you wish after you close the log. Just open My Computer or Explorer, find it in the zMUD folder, and drag it to where you want it.

zMUD is picky about what directories it uses for things, I don't recommend trying to force it to make the log somewhere else to start with.

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GURU Joined: 23 Dec 2000 Posts: 4834 Location: USA

Be mindful of where you put the atconnect when you override it. I kept mine in the System folder where the inherited version was and of course mine never executed

. You'll never get around the fact that inherited settings are always loaded first, so you need to keep it in a folder located above the System folder.

li'l shmoe of Dragon's Gate MUD

GURU Joined: 26 Jul 2001 Posts: 1958 Location: Canada

I jammed this into the trigger for Password in the Autolog folder:

#LOG %concat( "e:bankerbanker_", %replace( %replace( %replace( %time( ), ",", "_"), " ", "_"), ":", "_"))

Then in another always active folder I have:
#ALARM {-:59:00} {#LOG %concat( "e:bankerbanker_", %replace( %replace( %replace( %time( ), ",", "_"), " ", "_"), ":", "_"))}

Used for a critical bot where I need to be
able to recover data if something crashes and I use the log files as a 3rd line of defense.

Ton Diening

Beginner Joined: 30 Jan 2002 Posts: 24 Location: USA

sorry this is a little late but i've been busy... okay Windows will not allow you to save any files with : in the file name so none of those work

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

Use the format I suggested a month ago, date only. If you really need a time-stamp put it in the log itself instead of in the log's filename.
#AL atconnect {#LOG %time("m-d-y").txt}

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Beginner Joined: 30 Jan 2002 Posts: 24 Location: USA

reason i don't just use the date stamp... because... say i get on and play for a while then decided to get off for while then play again later that day when it logs it will over write the other log for that day and i'm going to waste time renameing a log evertime i play

Beginner Joined: 30 Jan 2002 Posts: 24 Location: USA

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i'm going to waste time renameing a log evertime i play

i mean NOT going to waste time renaming a log file ever time i play

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

I believe the LOG command will take 2 arguments. #LOG {filenme goes here.txt} {new}. Now looking at the help...oh wow if you don't put the "new" arguement then the new portion of the log is appended. So you don't have to worry about losing one log when you reconnect.

Next time please just read the help, it is included with zMud's installation for a reason.

GURU Joined: 26 Jul 2001 Posts: 1958 Location: Canada

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#LOG %concat( "e:bankerbanker_", %replace(%replace( %replace( %time( ), ",", "_"), " ", "_"), ":", "_"))

more than enough crap to differentiate every time you play.

TonDiening
Beta Upgrading to 6.26

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

As Vijilante points out, you won't overwrite the existing log unless YOU decide to add the "new" parameter to the #LOG command.

You also won't get any : in your filename unless YOU put them there with your arguments to the %time() function.
%time(m-d-y_h/nn/ssam/pm)

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