Trace.log files

The Trace.log files contains all events produced by the PcVue main program as seen in the Event Viewer window. The maximum file size is configured by the Max size for Trace log file setting in the Audit diagnostics settings.

If the Trace.log reaches the maximum size, traces are written to a new log file Trace1.log. When Trace1.log reaches the maximum size, traces are written to a new log file Trace2.log etc. The number of new files is limited to nine and so when Trace9.log is full, Trace1.log is emptied and recording continues there.

The file Trace.log always contains traces generated since PcVue was last started.
Upon startup, the previous Trace.log is renamed to LastSession1_Trace.log. If LastSession1_Trace.log already exists, it is renamed to LastSession2_Trace.log etc. The number of rotating sessions is nine.

Below is an example listing of the trace files you might find in the Log Files folder.

Trace.log
Trace1.log
Trace2.log
Trace3.log
Trace4.log
Trace5.log
Trace6.log
Trace7.log
Trace8.log
Trace9.log
LastSession1_Trace.log
LastSession1_Trace1.log
LastSession1_Trace2.log
LastSession1_Trace3.log
LastSession1_Trace4.log
LastSession1_Trace5.log
LastSession1_Trace6.log
LastSession1_Trace7.log
LastSession1_Trace8.log
LastSession1_Trace9.log
….
LastSession9_Trace.log
LastSession9_Trace1.log
LastSession9_Trace2.log
LastSession9_Trace3.log
LastSession9_Trace4.log
LastSession9_Trace5.log
LastSession9_Trace6.log
LastSession9_Trace7.log
LastSession9_Trace8.log
LastSession9_Trace9.log

Traces are buffered and written to the files every ten seconds or if the size of buffered messages exceed 32 Kb.

Trace.log example

2022/06/10,10:43:25.525,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Starting application ...
2022/06/10,10:43:25.538,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Loading Timer ...
2022/06/10,10:43:25.584,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Loading LAN ...
2022/06/10,10:43:25.599,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Loading Eqt ...
2022/06/10,10:43:25.617,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Loading Architect ...
2022/06/10,10:43:25.641,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Loading Var ...
2022/06/10,10:43:25.788,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Loading Alarm ...
2022/06/10,10:43:25.801,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Loading AlarmList ...
2022/06/10,10:43:25.810,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Loading OPCSvr ...
2022/06/10,10:43:25.821,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Loading I104Server ...
2022/06/10,10:43:25.833,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Loading His ...
2022/06/10,10:43:25.847,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Loading CfgSvr ...
2022/06/10,10:43:25.909,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Loading Geo ...
2022/06/10,10:43:25.924,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Loading Interop ...
2022/06/10,10:43:25.958,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Loading Rpc ...
2022/06/10,10:43:25.971,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Loading UI ...
2022/06/10,10:43:45.808,6,I,,19614,,1,No key, starting project in demonstration mode
2022/06/10,10:43:46.200,6,I,,17286,,1,Product version is '16.0.0'
2022/06/10,10:43:46.200,6,I,,17294,,1,Project name is 'Sample_project'
2022/06/10,10:43:46.200,6,I,,17288,,1,Project path is 'D:\USR\Sample_project'
2022/06/10,10:43:46.375,0,W,,1,,1,The fully qualified DNS name (HostName.DomainName) = MY_HOST_NAME
2022/06/10,10:43:46.604,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Starting project in Timer ...
2022/06/10,10:43:46.604,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Starting project in LAN ...
2022/06/10,10:43:46.611,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Starting project in Eqt ...
2022/06/10,10:43:46.611,4,I,,16300,,1,CW,Cimway 32 - Release 8.02
2022/06/10,10:43:46.616,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Starting project in Architect ...
2022/06/10,10:43:47.166,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Starting project in Var ...
2022/06/10,10:43:47.273,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Starting project in Alarm ...
2022/06/10,10:43:47.274,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Starting project in AlarmList ...
2022/06/10,10:43:47.306,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Starting project in OPCSvr ...
2022/06/10,10:43:47.306,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Starting project in I104Server ...
2022/06/10,10:43:47.311,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Starting project in His ...
2022/06/10,10:43:48.196,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Starting project in CfgSvr ...
2022/06/10,10:43:48.198,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Starting project in Geo ...
2022/06/10,10:43:48.198,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Starting project in Interop ...
2022/06/10,10:43:48.325,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Starting project in Rpc ...
2022/06/10,10:43:48.325,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Starting project in UI ...
2022/06/10,10:43:52.976,6,I,,1,,1,Loading successfull
2022/06/10,10:44:09.365,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Stopping project ...
2022/06/10,10:44:09.371,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Stopping project in UI ...
2022/06/10,10:44:09.510,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Stopping project in Rpc ...
2022/06/10,10:44:09.510,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Stopping project in Interop ...
2022/06/10,10:44:09.512,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Stopping project in Geo ...
2022/06/10,10:44:09.514,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Stopping project in CfgSvr ...
2022/06/10,10:44:09.515,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Stopping project in His ...
2022/06/10,10:44:10.001,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Stopping project in I104Server ...
2022/06/10,10:44:10.005,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Stopping project in OPCSvr ...
2022/06/10,10:44:10.005,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Stopping project in AlarmList ...
2022/06/10,10:44:10.400,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Stopping project in Alarm ...
2022/06/10,10:44:10.400,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Stopping project in Var ...
2022/06/10,10:44:10.641,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Stopping project in Architect ...
2022/06/10,10:44:10.644,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Stopping project in Eqt ...
2022/06/10,10:44:10.645,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Stopping project in LAN ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.019,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Stopping project in Timer ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.301,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Deleting project in UI ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.303,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Deleting project in Rpc ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.307,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Deleting project in Interop ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.308,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Deleting project in Geo ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.308,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Deleting project in CfgSvr ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.308,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Deleting project in His ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.309,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Deleting project in I104Server ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.309,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Deleting project in OPCSvr ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.309,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Deleting project in AlarmList ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.310,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Deleting project in Alarm ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.310,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Deleting project in Var ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.310,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Deleting project in Architect ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.311,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Deleting project in Eqt ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.311,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Deleting project in LAN ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.312,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Deleting project in Timer ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.332,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Stopping application ...
2022/06/10,10:44:11.864,0,T,,0,,1,SV,Exiting application ...