LOGERROR

Name

logerror

Purpose

Simplified error logging program.

Description

Calling Sequence

logerror,file,msg

Inputs

file - string containing file name of error log file
msg - string (scalar or array) to be written to log file

Optional Input Parameters

Keyword Input Parameters

CLEARLOG - Flag, if set, causes log file to be cleared before writing.
The default is that all messages are appended to the file.
If the file doesn't already exist this flag has no effect.
QUIET - 0 - default, message printed to screen also, with CALLER tag.
1 - nothing printed to screen
CALLER - Optional id string that identifies the calling program.

Outputs

Keyword Output Parameters

Common Blocks

Side Effects

Restrictions

Procedure

Modification History

Written by Marc W. Buie, Lowell Observatory, 2000/09/12
2001/04/18, MWB, changed systime call.