larryh@chopin.udel.edu (H Lawrence Hotchkiss) (05/15/91)
Hi Novellers,
The University of Delaware is looking for a simple way to log information about
use of specific applications running on a Novell Network. Specifically, we
would like to record the following information in a file each time an applica-
tion is run from any station connected to the net:
o Name of application (e.g., wp51, 123)
o Site identifier
o Station identifier
o Time application entered
o Time application exited
o Date
Thanks in advance for your help.
--Larry Hotchkissgreg@irl.ise.ufl.edu (Greg O'Rear) (05/20/91)
In article <17126@chopin.udel.edu> larryh@chopin.udel.edu (H Lawrence Hotchkiss) writes: >Hi Novellers, > >The University of Delaware is looking for a simple way to log information about >use of specific applications running on a Novell Network. Well, my simple way costs only your time. It's not pretty or elegant, but I use it and it works. I launch net applications from a BAT-file menuing system, so in each file I add a couple of lines: (batch file code...) systime >> logfile echo [informative stuff] >> logfile (batch file continues) By doing this before and after the call to the application, I have a record of the start and stop times of each application. Periodically, I grab the logfile, run my program that looks at the file, and print out the usage info. Pretty awful and ugly, I know, but it works to a reasonable tolerance. If you want me to be more specific I'll post examples. Maybe buying soft- ware from Brightwork would be preferable.... -- Greg O'Rear Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, University of Florida Address: O'Rear@ise.ufl.edu