Logging Application Messages

When you use BarTender, you sometimes see application messages that are related to information, warnings, or errors. BarTender can log these messages to the BarTender System Database and/or to a text file. Examples of these messages include the following:

Save changes to document [documentName.btw]?

No Data Sources Are Set To Be Serialized
You have specified a number of serialized templates but none of the data sources for any of the objects are set to be serialized. To enable serialization for an object, see the Object Properties dialog.

Your printer does not support the page size specified in this document. You will be unable to print until the page size settings are adjusted.
You can automatically adjust your page size settings using the closest possible settings, or you can address the problem yourself later using the Page Setup dialog.

Some of these messages are only informational, while others require that you make some sort of modification to your document. When a message is logged, BarTender also saves relevant information about the message, such as the time it occurred, the user's response, the message severity, and the computer in use. You can view and audit these logs at a later time to evaluate how BarTender performs, or to identify common user errors within the application.

ClosedTo log application messages to the BarTender System Database

  1. On the Administer menu, click Log Setup to open the Log Setup dialog.

  2. Click to select the Log messages to system database check box.

  3. In the Severity list, click to select the severity level of the messages that you want to log.

    • To manually select the messages that you want to log, click Custom in the Severity list, and then click Select to open the Select Messages dialog. Click to select the check boxes for the messages that you want, and then click OK to close the dialog.

  4. Click OK to close the Log Setup dialog.

You can view all messages that are logged to the BarTender System Database by using History Explorer, which is one of the companion applications that are included in the BarTender Suite.

ClosedTo log application messages to a text file

  1. On the Administer menu, click Log Setup to open the Log Setup dialog.

  2. Click to select the Log messages to text file check box.

  3. Click Setup to open the Text File Log Message Setup dialog.

  4. Specify the folder location that you want to save the log file to by entering the location in the Log file folder field. Alternatively, click Browse to select the folder location.

  5. To manually select the messages that you want to log, click Select to open the Select Messages dialog. Click to select the check boxes for the messages that you want, and then click OK to return to the Text File Log Message Setup dialog.

  6. Click OK to close the Text File Log Message Setup dialog.

  7. Click OK to close the Log Setup dialog.

You can view the message log at any time in the Text File Log Message Setup dialog or by browsing to the location where the log file is saved.