RE: [Talk] DataStation log files

[Thom C. Blackwell]

Greetings, The BDS file is the place where records are retained, the D.Report command will read the BDS file to generate the .Log file – so each time D.Report executes the .Log file would indeed be overwritten. However the information within the BDS file would not be “overwritten”. The only time record retention would be cleared when the file modified time changes – or of course if you deleted your BDS file.   Here’s an example for setting up a script for reprocessing – this would skip over any record that had a Status set.   Sub FileProcess   Do If d(“Status”)=”” then             ProcessDataRoutine End if D.Next_   Loop until D.EOF End if   End Sub   Sub ProcessDataRoutine … D(“Status”)=”Done” End sub   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 2:43 PM To: Talk@bostonworkstation.com Subject: [Talk] DataStation log files   Am I seeing things correctly? Do the .log files created from the D.Report command overwrite each time, even if the processing is simply a continuation of a previously started file? If so, then that means that you cannot restart a process - if it abnormally aborts, for example - and retain any records logged prior to the point at which it stopped. Is this correct? Or am I missing something? Henry Taylor Technical Analyst II Lutheran Health Network Ph. (260) 425-3914