log console to file?

[ashenkin]

Hi there,

Is there any way to set up CC to log the console output to a file? This is especially important in case CC crashes and i've done work i don't want to lose (in my case, recording transformation matrices is important). Yes, I can copy and paste manually, but if i forget sometimes, etc...

thanks,
allie

[daniel]

There's only the '-LOG_FILE' option, would it work for you? (http://www.cloudcompare.org/doc/wiki/in ... _line_mode)

(and if CC crashes, just tell us ;)

[ashenkin]

Thanks Daniel - any way to run the full GUI with the logfile option turned on? cloudcompare -LOG_FILE "temp.txt" just runs the cli and then closes...

[daniel]

Oh sorry I misunderstood. Then no, this option is not available with the GUI version.

[ashenkin]

ok, thanks daniel.

[mdf_anas]

In mainwindow.cpp MainWindow::MainWindow(),add follow code.

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//Console
ccConsole::Init(m_UI->consoleWidget, this, this);
m_UI->actionEnableQtWarnings->setChecked(ccConsole::QtMessagesEnabled());
QString applicationPath = QApplication::applicationDirPath();
QString logDirPath = applicationPath + "/logs/";
QDir logPathDir(logDirPath);
if (!logPathDir.exists())
{
    logPathDir.mkpath(logDirPath);
}
QString currentDateTime = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss");
QString logPath = logDirPath + currentDateTime + ".log";
ccConsole* consoleObj = ccConsole::TheInstance(false);
consoleObj->setLogFile(logPath);