LOG-SYSTEM-ERROR Command

This command creates an item in the system-level SYSTEM-ERRORS file.

Format

LOG-SYSTEM-ERROR <error type letter> "text string"

This command creates the following item:

Item id: <error type letter>*<internal date>*<internal time>

Attribute 1 is line # of line linked to the process logging the error

Attribute 2 is process # of process logging the error

Attribute 3 is the text string for the error log entry

Example

On line 7, linked to process 7 enter:

LOG-SYSTEM-ERROR Q "The overflow table is now < 20% of MAXFID frames"

With the addition of a simple attribute definition 'MESSAGE' to the DICT of SYSTEM-ERRORS you can then type this command line:

LIST SYSTEM-ERRORS 1 2 3 PORT PROC MESSAGE

This command produces this result:

SYSTEM-ERRORS...

TYPE

DATE....

TIME....

PORT

PROCESSOR Message.............

Q*11426*84369886

Q

04/13/99

23:26:09

0007

P0007

The overflow table is now < 20% of MAXFID frames