How to log my results for debug ?

[MisterBrownZA]

I saw there was a post by a user who used factorio.exe > my.log or something like that...

But since the update, he wasn't able to log his print() anymore.

Has a solution for this problem be found yet ?

What is the best way to investigate a table, real-time ?

It's silly that each individual modder has to investigate the table for themselves. The table data should be documented...

[prg]

I saw there was a post by a user who used factorio.exe > my.log or something like that...

But since the update, he wasn't able to log his print() anymore.

Has a solution for this problem be found yet ?

Still works fine in 0.12.16 on Linux. Are you able to reproduce this not working on Windows? What's the problem there?

What is the best way to investigate a table, real-time ?

If it's not a game object with only __self in it, print(serpent.block(table))

It's silly that each individual modder has to investigate the table for themselves. The table data should be documented...

Like https://forums.factorio.com/wiki/inde ... ua_objects?

[MisterBrownZA]

Hi prg,

thanks for the speedy response.

That's correct. I can't generate a log file using factorio.exe > debug.log.

There's no way for me to currently see a dump of the text.

Anyone know how to replicate this for windows ? Should I be running a dedicated server ?

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I will try

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print(serpent.block(table))

I tried using

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game.show_message_dialog{text = {event}}

But that expects a string, so I can't interpret a table.

Thanks for the wiki. I was getting very frustrated trying to figure everything out.

[ratchetfreak]

https://forums.factorio.com/wiki/inde ... write_file

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Game.write_file("MyMod_logOutput.txt", textToLog, true)

[MisterBrownZA]

https://forums.factorio.com/wiki/inde ... write_file

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Game.write_file("MyMod_logOutput.txt", textToLog, true)

Thanks for this!

Along with that

print(serpent.block())

I'm ready to debug now! Is there a way I can close this thread ?

[daniel34]

I'm ready to debug now! Is there a way I can close this thread ?

We usually keep these threads open, in case someone has still problems with it or changes in the game make the code invalid.
Also, someone might have better ideas or can improve on existing ones.