Interpreting Application
and VIC Log File Messages
A log file is composed of separate entries. If the log file is an application or VIC log file, it contains a message level, time stamp, and a message. The following example, taken from an application log file, is used to illustrate the contents of a log file entry.
| [notice] 2246 swClient.C:147 04/19/09:13:56:52.095 Using Stone+Wire API 2009.0. |
Message levelIndicates the severity of the message, as described in the following table. In this example, [notice] is the message level.
| Type of Message | Relays Information About | Example |
|---|---|---|
| User | An operation that was successful. | Setup loaded successfully |
| Error | An operation that was unsuccessful. | Cannot delete file '/tmp/image.jpg': Permission denied |
| Warning | An operation that was successful but had accompanying errors. | When you are loading a setup, you receive the following message: Cannot find clip: 'PAL BARS.' |
| Notice | An operation that was successful but completed slightly differently than expected. | Stone+Wire client connection successful on port 7002. |
Time stampIndicates the time the application was launched. Time, including the date, is tracked by the hardware timer to the nearest one thousandth of a second. In this example, the time value is 06/19/04:13:56:52.095.
MessageIndicates the success or failure of operations performed by an application. In this example, the message is Using Stone+Wire API 3.0.