Re: [WebDNA] Email Log.txt
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2014
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 111805
interpreted = N
texte = Good point! please everyone, email your wish list so we can try to = include or modify what you want in the next builds, if it can improve = the user experience. I am thinking about syntax consistency, useful = functions or improved ones. Happy New Year everyone! - chris > On 26 Dec 2014, at 19:38, Kenneth Grome
= wrote: >=20 > WebDNA was originally created to run on the Mac OS where spaces in > file names were generally not an issue. This is probably why the > hard-coded "Email Log.txt" file name was never considered to be a > problem. >=20 > But today, two decades later, logrotate on Ubuntu 14.04 fails to > rotate this log file, and the only reason I can think of for this > failure is because there's a space in the file name. After all, > it works with all the other logs I configured it to rotate, and > all the others do not have space characters in their names. >=20 > Naturally I'm using quote characters around the path to this file > in my logrotate script. Theoretically this should resolve this > issue -- but it does not -- thus I suspect that the space in the > file name is still causing the problem. >=20 > I know I can create a 'work-around' to this situation, but should > a work-around really be necessary? After all, practically all > other server software these days allows the user to specify > his/her own log file names. Some even allows the use of variables > so log files will be rotated automatically ... >=20 > In my opinion this could be really use in WebDNA. For example, > let us specify an email log file name like this in our prefs: >=20 > webdnaMailLog-[date %Y%m%d] >=20 > ... and it could cause WebDNA to automatically create a new email > log file every day, with no other effort required on our part. >=20 > Just a thought from someone who would love WebDNA to become more > user-friendly as it continues to grow and develop. >=20 > Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! >=20 > :) >=20 > Regards, > Kenneth Grome > WebDNA Solutions > http://www.webdnasolutions.com > Web Database Systems and Linux Server Management >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us
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Good point! please everyone, email your wish list so we can try to = include or modify what you want in the next builds, if it can improve = the user experience. I am thinking about syntax consistency, useful = functions or improved ones. Happy New Year everyone! - chris > On 26 Dec 2014, at 19:38, Kenneth Grome = wrote: >=20 > WebDNA was originally created to run on the Mac OS where spaces in > file names were generally not an issue. This is probably why the > hard-coded "Email Log.txt" file name was never considered to be a > problem. >=20 > But today, two decades later, logrotate on Ubuntu 14.04 fails to > rotate this log file, and the only reason I can think of for this > failure is because there's a space in the file name. After all, > it works with all the other logs I configured it to rotate, and > all the others do not have space characters in their names. >=20 > Naturally I'm using quote characters around the path to this file > in my logrotate script. Theoretically this should resolve this > issue -- but it does not -- thus I suspect that the space in the > file name is still causing the problem. >=20 > I know I can create a 'work-around' to this situation, but should > a work-around really be necessary? After all, practically all > other server software these days allows the user to specify > his/her own log file names. Some even allows the use of variables > so log files will be rotated automatically ... >=20 > In my opinion this could be really use in WebDNA. For example, > let us specify an email log file name like this in our prefs: >=20 > webdnaMailLog-[date %Y%m%d] >=20 > ... and it could cause WebDNA to automatically create a new email > log file every day, with no other effort required on our part. >=20 > Just a thought from someone who would love WebDNA to become more > user-friendly as it continues to grow and develop. >=20 > Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! >=20 > :) >=20 > Regards, > Kenneth Grome > WebDNA Solutions > http://www.webdnasolutions.com > Web Database Systems and Linux Server Management >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us
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