Setting Extended Logging Mode

You can force ezEdit to increase the detail level as it "tracks" what's happening within the application by setting ezEdit to run in extended event logging mode. The easiest method of increasing the event log detail level is to change your preference settings for event logging, which are located on the Miscellaneous page of the preferences dialog.

Another way to increase the detail level is to add the command-line switch "/debug" (no quotes) to your ezEdit shortcut. For more information on command-line switches, see the topic Command Line Switches.

You can temporarily enable or disable additional application logging detail by checking or un-checking the menu item Help | Extended Event Logging.

Viewing the Application Event Log

When you run ezEdit, actions the program takes, along with actions you take, are recorded to a file in the ezEdit application directory. You can view the file while using ezEdit by selecting Help | TroubleShooting | View Application Event Log, or view it later using a standard text editor like NotePad. The application event logging file name is documented in the topic List of Files. The application event log view is similar to the following:

Use the horizontal and vertical scroll bars to navigate the display. Standard [PgUp] and [PgDn] keystrokes work, too. You can search for specific text in this dialog by checking the "Enable Search" item, which reveals a panel for entering the text to search for, setting search direction and other options.

Reviewing Event Logs Outside of ezEdit

Since the ezEdit event log is a text file, you can use virtually any text editor or text file viewer to review the information.The event log file is stored in the ezEdit application folder using a naming convention of:

ezEdit_EventLog.txt

Available Broadcast Log Files

When extended event logging is enabled, a small graphic appears on the Open Log dialog. [Double-Click] on the graphic to display a list of all log files found for the selected station. Presence of a "mod" file is also indicated. When you view this dialog, its appearance is similar to the example shown.

The information includes a count of log files, the station to which the log files are assigned, the source path of the log files, and a list of of each log date for which a log exists sorted in descending order. The Mod File column indicates whether or not a Maestro Voice Tracker modification file, or "mod file" exists for a given log date.