logging with a batch file

[RPG]

Correction:

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@echo off

set BZFSPROGRAM="C:\Program Files\BZFlag2.0.5b2\bzfs.exe"

set CONFIGFILE="C:\bzflagstuff\config.conf"

set PLUGIN="C:\bzflag\masterbot.dll"

REM ***** Don't change anything below this line! *****

@echo on

%BZFSPROGRAM% -conf %CONFIGFILE% -loadplugin %PLUGIN%

pause

Also, you'll notice it's pretty hard to read the logs that Masterbot makes. They all look like a bunch of gibberish, with a few readable words, but mostly strange double-line characters. No worries.

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[Winny]

thanks a bunch

[RPG]

Win Xp
If you do choose to run Masterbot, can you send me one of your log files? I'd like to see how a real log file is processed by that converter.

[The Knights Who Say Ni]

that converter is so cool and it converts it really well

[ducatiwannabe]

I didn't follow the masterbot thing or this batch thing. I've tried batch before but it NEVER did anything. -plugin ?

[1veedo]

The > and >> thing doesnt send errors to the file. Is there any way to echo ALL terminal messages to a file? Not just for bzf but for anything, I've had the problem before trying debug stuff.

[A Meteorite]

The > and >> thing doesnt send errors to the file. Is there any way to echo ALL terminal messages to a file? Not just for bzf but for anything, I've had the problem before trying debug stuff.

Same here too. I'm trying to get my server to echo EVERYTHING to a file. And I also want it to start in "daemon mode" where bzfs gives up control to another process. (I'm trying to make a shell script that starts one of my servers up on one Terminal - right now it's three for: bzfs, meteorite_logger, meteorite_admin) The problem now is that bzfs won't give up control to the other processes...

Anyways...

[ducatiwannabe]

Maybe somebody can make a helpfile for a total noob

[The Knights Who Say Ni]

ill try to work on that!

[Cruel dog]

ooh, i would like to make logs, but it's too complicated for me. it should be easyer., like, -logfile "C:\program files\..." It would be nice.

[1veedo]

I figured it out A Meteorite.

Run bzfs &> file will echo errors as well.

To still see the output run tail -f file and that way you can log and still watch the output.

[Matt?]

ok i cd to my bzflag folder. after that i type bzfs.exe -loadplugin "C:\masterbot.dll" -password "ha u thaught i would keep this there " and when i start the server up the password wont work and the plugin command /listplugins says no pluginds loaded

[brad2901]

Matt?

Try looking at the debug info (-d), that should tell you what went wrong with the plugin.

[Matt?]

how do i look at that?

[Matt?]

how do i look at that?

found that.. is there a way to get masterbot to log /set's /kill's ect? cause for me it is only logging people talking

[The Knights Who Say Ni]

it should log every thing i think you gotta have -dddd in your config so bzfs outputs all the stuff to record.. I think

[1veedo]

It does but it only echos to the consol. You need to make it echo into a log file.

[The Knights Who Say Ni]

i think that it does...

[brad2901]

If you want to log the output from the terminal to a file you'll want something like:

bzfs.exe -d -loadplugin "C:\masterbot.dll" -password mypass >> bzfs.log

A single -d should show you all commands used and chat.