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traceLogFile

Syntax

    the traceLogFile

Description

System property; specifies the name of the file in which the Message window display is written. You can close the file by setting the `traceLogFile` property to `EMPTY` (""). Any output that would appear in the Message window is written into this file. You can use this property for debugging when running a movie in a projector and when authoring.

Example

This statement instructs Lingo to write the contents of the Message window in the file "Messages.txt in the same folder as the current movie:

    the traceLogFile = the moviePath & "Messages.txt"

Example

This statement closes the file that the Message window display is being written to:

    the traceLogFile = ""