LOGFILE-NAME attribute
- Last Updated: February 11, 2026
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- OpenEdge
- Version 13.0
- Documentation
The name of log file OpenEdge uses to log messages and ABL stack trace information.
Data type: CHARACTER
Access: Readable/Writeable for LOG-MANAGER, Read-only
for DSLOG-MANAGER
Applies to: DSLOG-MANAGER system handle, LOG-MANAGER system handle
If the filename you supply is a relative pathname, then a file is accessed relative to the current working directory. If the filename is an absolute pathname, then the specified file is accessed. In Windows, the pathname cannot contain characters outside of the non-Unicode code page. See Internationalize ABL Applications for more information about Unicode and code pages.
When the specified log file is open, this LOG-MANAGER
attribute is read-only. This attribute is always read-only for the
DSLOG-MANAGER system handle.
For the LOG-MANAGER system handle, the
LOGFILE-NAME attribute corresponds to the Client Logging (-clientlog) startup parameter. For the
DSLOG-MANAGER system handle, this attribute corresponds to the DataServer
Logging (-dslog) startup parameter when the client is
self-service or client/server using ProBroker.
Use the LOG-ENTRY-TYPES attribute or the Log Entry Types (-logentrytypes)
startup parameter to specify one or more types of log entries you
want to write to the log file. Use the LOGGING-LEVEL attribute or the Logging Level (-logginglevel)
startup parameter to specify a general level at which log entries
are written to the log file.
For more information about the Client Logging (-clientlog), DataServer Logging (-dslog), Log
Entry Types (-logentrytypes), and Logging Level (-logginglevel) startup parameters, see Startup Command and Parameter Reference, Use the Microsoft
SQL Data Server, and Troubleshoot ABL
Applications.