topic Re: how generate the error log in qlikview in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/how-generate-the-error-log-in-qlikview/m-p/627815#M1241984 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Bhumika,</P><P></P><P>with the log_file you have the option of saving it with a time_stamp or without one - in the latter case, it will be overwritten the next time your app runs.</P><P>There are, however, exact copies - which are not overwritten - on the server where your QV_Server is installed, probably in C/Program_Data/QlikTech/DistributionService/1/Log - there is a folder with a datestamp and in that there is one folder for every single reload of that day where you can still find your logs. - so I don't really see the point in having them all redundantly by activating the timestamping ...</P><P>Then you only have the challenge of somehow "remembering" when an error occured during reload.</P><P>There is a system_variable in QlikView, ErrorCount or so, that you can use to find out whether there was an error - with that you could build an IF_THEN block to generate some small txt file, you only need the timestamp there since with that you can always find the log you need in the logging_folders (set in the QMC).</P><P>HTH</P><P></P><P>Best regards,</P><P></P><P>DataNibbler</P><P></P><P>P.S.: Oh - easier - you can see in the QMC the exact times when errors occured during reload - when you select a task (don't run it, just highlight) and click "Show task details" and activate the "History" tab. That log doesn't show you that much - but all you need is the time, then you can look in the log_folders.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Aug 2014 09:57:03 GMT datanibbler 2014-08-05T09:57:03Z how generate the error log in qlikview https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/how-generate-the-error-log-in-qlikview/m-p/627814#M1241983 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi</P><P>I am new to qlikview.</P><P>While the log file is generated after refreshing the qvw, I have given the option to generate the log file. whenever the reload is failed error msg is generated in the log file. I want to save that error msg in some other text file or in some other area where I can see only the error log.</P><P>I tried it using the batch file, but I am not able to do as I dont know how bach file works.</P><P>If anyone can help me with this using batch file or any other method so that I can see my error msg differently?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:26:21 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/how-generate-the-error-log-in-qlikview/m-p/627814#M1241983 Anonymous 2026-01-26T16:26:21Z Re: how generate the error log in qlikview https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/how-generate-the-error-log-in-qlikview/m-p/627815#M1241984 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Bhumika,</P><P></P><P>with the log_file you have the option of saving it with a time_stamp or without one - in the latter case, it will be overwritten the next time your app runs.</P><P>There are, however, exact copies - which are not overwritten - on the server where your QV_Server is installed, probably in C/Program_Data/QlikTech/DistributionService/1/Log - there is a folder with a datestamp and in that there is one folder for every single reload of that day where you can still find your logs. - so I don't really see the point in having them all redundantly by activating the timestamping ...</P><P>Then you only have the challenge of somehow "remembering" when an error occured during reload.</P><P>There is a system_variable in QlikView, ErrorCount or so, that you can use to find out whether there was an error - with that you could build an IF_THEN block to generate some small txt file, you only need the timestamp there since with that you can always find the log you need in the logging_folders (set in the QMC).</P><P>HTH</P><P></P><P>Best regards,</P><P></P><P>DataNibbler</P><P></P><P>P.S.: Oh - easier - you can see in the QMC the exact times when errors occured during reload - when you select a task (don't run it, just highlight) and click "Show task details" and activate the "History" tab. That log doesn't show you that much - but all you need is the time, then you can look in the log_folders.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Aug 2014 09:57:03 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/how-generate-the-error-log-in-qlikview/m-p/627815#M1241984 datanibbler 2014-08-05T09:57:03Z