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{{DISPLAYTITLE:ConLog - Write messages to the Console and/or the Log-window}}
 CONLOG [<var>line1</var> [<var>line2</var> ..]] [ <var>options</var> ]
:Write the specified text-lines (<var>line1</var>, ...) to the [[User_Guide/STX_Console|Console window]] and/or the [[User_Guide/Log_Window|Log-window]]. This function can be used by scripts to write error- and progress-information to the Console. It

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!argument !!description
|-
|<var>line1</var>, <var>line2</var>, ...
|The text lines to be written to the window(s).
|-
!option !!description !!default
|-
|<code>/Noconsole</code>
|Output only to the Log-window and not to the Console window.
|-
|<code>/Shell</code>
|Write the prefix <code>''appid'':''currtime'' - </code> before each text line. Where ''appid'' is the value of variable <code>AppName</code> and ''currtime'' is the current time (hh.mm.ss).
|-
|<code>/Error</code>
|Write the prefix <code>Error! - </code> before each text line.
|-
|<code>/Warning</code>
|Write the prefix <code>Warning! - </code> before each text line.
|-
|<code>/X</code><BR><code>/X=</code><var>n
|Exit from <var>n</var> macro levels. If <code>/X</code> (eXit) is supplied without a number, the number of levels <var>n</var> is set to 2 (return to caller).
(see command [[Programmer_Guide/Command_Reference/EXIT|<code>EXIT</code>]] for details)
|-
|<code>/Ton</code>
|Turn timer on. If timer is already active, the elapsed time (since timer was started) is displayed.
|-
|<code>/Toff</code>
|Turn timer off (if active) and display elapsed time (since timer was started).
|-
|<code>/Result</code><BR><code>Result=</code><var>res</var>
|With this option the result value to be returned with the /X option can be specified. If the value <var>res</var> is not supplied, an empty string (<nowiki>''</nowiki>) is returned.
|-
|<code>/Progress</code>
|If this option is supplied, '''all other options are ignored''' and the text is written to the Console window only. The first line is written with the '''overwrite''' mode, this means the text <var>line1</var> replaces the last output line.
|-
|<code>/File=</code><var>x</var>
|Appends the text lines to the file with path <var>x</var> (opened temporary in text-append mode) or to the fileitem <var>x</var> (if <var>x</var> is the id of a textfileitem)
|-
!RESULT !!description
|-
|''undefined'' || if <code>/X</code> is not supplied
|-
|'<var>res</var>' or <nowiki>''</nowiki> || if <code>/X</code> is supplied; the value is returned to the macro selected by the level <var>n</var> specified with the option <code>/X</code>.
|}

;See also:
[[../LOGWINDOW|LogWindow]], [[../UM|UM and EM]], [[../BUTIL#MsgBox|MsgBox]]