Teraterm log and replay functions

Bases on stack overflow article  logging - Change log file name of teraterm log you can add timestamp in the long, which is mandatory if you open several terminals with logging.

I would like to change the default log file name of teraterm terminal log. What I would like to do automatically create/append log in a file name like "loggedinhost-teraterm.log"

I found following ini setting for log file. It also uses strftime to format log filename.

    ; Default Log file name. You can specify strftime format to here.
    LogDefaultName=teraterm "%d %b %Y" .log
    ; Default path to save the log file.
    LogDefaultPath=
    ; Auto start logging with default log file name.
    LogAutoStart=on

I have modified it to include date.

Is there any way to prefix hostname in logfile name

Fox eg,

myserver01-teraterm.log
myserver02-teraterm.logfile
myserver03-teraterm.log

Romme ,

I had the same issue, and was able to solve my problem by adding &h like below;

; Default Log file name. You can specify strftime format to here. LogDefaultName=teraterm &h %d %b %y.log ; Default path to save the log file. LogDefaultPath=C:\Users\Logs ; Auto start logging with default log file name. LogAutoStart=on

https://ttssh2.osdn.jp/manual/en/menu/setup-additional.html

"Log" tab

View log editor

Specify the editor that is used for display log file

Default log file name(strftime format)

Specify default log file name. It can include a format of strftime.

&h      Host name(or empty when not connecting)
&p      TCP port number(or empty when not connecting, not TCP connection)
&u      Logon user name
%a      Abbreviated weekday name
%A      Full weekday name
%b      Abbreviated month name
%B      Full month name
%c      Date and time representation appropriate for locale
%d      Day of month as decimal number (01 - 31)
%H      Hour in 24-hour format (00 - 23)
%I      Hour in 12-hour format (01 - 12)
%j      Day of year as decimal number (001 - 366)
%m      Month as decimal number (01 - 12)
%M      Minute as decimal number (00 -  59)
%p      Current locale's A.M./P.M. indicator for 12-hour clock
%S      Second as decimal number (00 - 59)
%U      Week of year as decimal number, with Sunday as first day of week (00 - 53)
%w      Weekday as decimal number (0 - 6; Sunday is 0)
%W      Week of year as decimal number, with Monday as first day of week (00 - 53)
%x      Date representation for current locale
%X      Time representation for current locale
%y      Year without century, as decimal number (00 - 99)
%Y      Year with century, as decimal number
%z, %Z  Either the time-zone name or time zone abbreviation, depending on registry settings;
    no characters if time zone is unknown
%%      Percent sign

example:

teraterm-&h-%Y%m%d_%H_%M_%S.log

Log and replay functions

You can save the host data to the file if you use Tera Term logging function.

Log to the file

You can log characters received from the host. Execute the [File] Log command to start logging.

Do in the following commands:

1. Do [File] Log command.
2. "Tera Term: Log" dialog box will be shown.

   Input the saving file name to `File Name:'.
   All host data will be written to the file if you check `Binary' option.
   KANJI, CR and LF codes are converted to host character code, written to the file if you uncheck `Binary' option. However, the escape sequences are not written to the file.
   The host data will append the file if you check `Append' option.
   The host data will overwrite the file if you uncheck `Append' option.
    

3. Push OK button, "Tera Term: Log" icon will be shown. And logging will start.
4. Push Close or Pause button on the logging dialog box if you finish the logging or temporarily stop. Pause button will change into Start button if you push Pause button, the logging will restart.

To browse log files, which contain escape sequences, it is convenient to use the replay function of Tera Term. To replay a log file.

Replay the log file

Run Tera Term with command line in the following:

TTERMPRO /R=<log file name>

Tera Term analyzes the specified log file and understands the escape sequence datas. If so, the contents of log file will be displayed in Tera Term window as if the characters were received from the host. We call this function 'replay log'.

And also, you can also use 'Host:' on the [File] New connection command.

/R=<log file name>

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pmverma ,

I would like to change the default log file name of teraterm terminal log. What I would like to do automatically create/append log in a file name like "loggedinhost-teraterm.log"

I found following ini setting for log file. It also uses strftime to format log filename.

    ; Default Log file name. You can specify strftime format to here.
    LogDefaultName=teraterm "%d %b %Y" .log
    ; Default path to save the log file.
    LogDefaultPath=
    ; Auto start logging with default log file name.
    LogAutoStart=on

I have modified it to include date.

Is there any way to prefix hostname in logfile name

Fox eg,

myserver01-teraterm.log
myserver02-teraterm.logfile
myserver03-teraterm.log

Romme ,

I had the same issue, and was able to solve my problem by adding &h like below;

; Default Log file name. You can specify strftime format to here. LogDefaultName=teraterm &h %d %b %y.log ; Default path to save the log file. LogDefaultPath=C:\Users\Logs ; Auto start logging with default log file name. LogAutoStart=on

> ,

https://ttssh2.osdn.jp/manual/en/menu/setup-additional.html

"Log" tab

View log editor

Specify the editor that is used for display log file

Default log file name(strftime format)

Specify default log file name. It can include a format of strftime.

&h      Host name(or empty when not connecting)
&p      TCP port number(or empty when not connecting, not TCP connection)
&u      Logon user name
%a      Abbreviated weekday name
%A      Full weekday name
%b      Abbreviated month name
%B      Full month name
%c      Date and time representation appropriate for locale
%d      Day of month as decimal number (01 - 31)
%H      Hour in 24-hour format (00 - 23)
%I      Hour in 12-hour format (01 - 12)
%j      Day of year as decimal number (001 - 366)
%m      Month as decimal number (01 - 12)
%M      Minute as decimal number (00 -  59)
%p      Current locale's A.M./P.M. indicator for 12-hour clock
%S      Second as decimal number (00 - 59)
%U      Week of year as decimal number, with Sunday as first day of week (00 - 53)
%w      Weekday as decimal number (0 - 6; Sunday is 0)
%W      Week of year as decimal number, with Monday as first day of week (00 - 53)
%x      Date representation for current locale
%X      Time representation for current locale
%y      Year without century, as decimal number (00 - 99)
%Y      Year with century, as decimal number
%z, %Z  Either the time-zone name or time zone abbreviation, depending on registry settings;
    no characters if time zone is unknown
%%      Percent sign

example:

teraterm-&h-%Y%m%d_%H_%M_%S.log

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pmverma ,

[Nov 20, 2014] Logging must be per line not per character

TeraTerm Support Forums

Post subject: Re: TeraTerm Logging must be per line not per character

Mar 07, 2012 5:26 am

Hi:
I have been using TeraTerm for last 3 years now. I am using version 4.69 currently.

I have to always log everything I do while testing the products I works on. So I turn on logging in TeraTerm.

I have one problem with TeraTerm Logging. When I mis type the command on my product and press backspace to cancel it, TeraTerm logs even that in the log file. This confuses me a lot when I go thru the logs.

I think TeraTerm must log only after user has pressed "Enter" key. This will have clean log file.

Is there anyway TeraTerm logging can be per line.. rather than per character?

Appreciate your help as this is very important issue for me.

Trevor

Guru

Joined: Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:47 am
Posts: 423
Location: UK

A lot of us certainly would not want the logging to change like this so if it were implemented it should be a configurable item.

logpause

Causes Tera Term to pause logging.

logpause

Received characters are discarded while logging is paused.

Example

prompt = '$'

cygconnect
wait prompt

; get a user name
getenv 'USERNAME' username
; get the date and time
gettime timestr "%Y%m%d-%H%M%S"

; add the user name and the timestamp to the log file name
sprintf2 filename 'd:\console_%s_%s.log' username timestr
;messagebox filename 'filename'

logopen filename 0 0
logwrite 'Log start'#13#10
sendln 'cal'
wait prompt
; Suspend logging
logpause
; The below command is not logging
sendln 'date'
wait prompt
; Resume logging
logstart
sendln 'uptime'
wait prompt
logwrite '@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@'#13#10
logclose

end

reading data from telnet session

TeraTerm Support Forums • View topic -

yoursprp

Post subject: reading data from telnet session

Jun 04, 2014 12:45 pm

Hi,

My telnet server is having some text which scrolling continuously, how can i copy the text to my local computer. simply how can I read server data in telnet session?

Trevor

Guru

Joined: Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:47 am
Posts: 423
Location: UK

Turn logging on maybe?
Click "File" -> "Log"

yoursprp

I got some solution

recvln
while result=1
recvln
filewriteln file inputstr
endwhile

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