Using Log Files

GridMerge automatically opens log files to log debug information, warnings and errors, and to track processing progress and save output for the user. There are two types of log files – System Log files and User Log files:

1. A new System Log file is opened when GridMerge is launched, and remains open until GridMerge is terminated. The System Log files have a date and time stamp embedded in their names, and can be found in the “logs” sub-directory of the Install directory. These can be deleted once no longer required. The System Log files save debug information, warning and error messages.
2. User Log files save the output from executed processes and tools. A new user log file called UserLog.log is created in the working directory each time the working directory is changed. Since the name is always the same, the new file will overwrite any existing UserLog.log file in the directory. So, if you want to save the existing file, you need to rename it before resetting the working directory. This log file will save output from all the processing steps, as well as all output from the Utilities tools.

The User Log files should be checked to ensure that any processing was successful.

The System Log file only needs to be checked in the event that there were errors, or the program ended abnormally. Log files can be viewed from the File menu. In the event that the program crashes, the System Log file can be found in the logs sub-directory of the install directory.