Log files
There are two main log files in the .metadata directory of the workspace folder:
| CommonBaseEvents.xml: This log file is usually of interest to plug-in developers. A new CommonBaseEvents.xml file is created every time you start the workbench and the previous CommonBaseEvents.xml file is archived. Archived file names have the form CommonBaseEventstimestamp.xml where timestamp is the standard Java timestamp. |
This log file can be imported into Log and Trace Analyzer for viewing, analysis, sorting, filtering, and correlation.
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| .log: The .log file is used by the Application Developer to capture errors and any uncaught exceptions from plug-ins. The .log file is cumulative, as each new session of Application Developer appends its messages to the end of the .log file without deleting any previous messages. This enables you to see a history of past messages over multiple Application Developer sessions, each one starting with the !SESSION string. This file is an ASCII file and can be viewed with a text editor. |
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