                            SHOWLOG.EXE
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This is a little (DOS command line) utility to display the contents
of the LOG file (default=UNINSTAL.LOG) created by the installer.
This is the same LOG file used by UNINSTAL.EXE to do its job.

The syntax is:  SHOWLOG <LOG FILE> [>filename]

The above shows that the output of SHOWLOG can be redirected to a
file - by default, the output is sent to the screen.

SHOWLOG will search the DOS "path" for the LOG file specified.

If no file name is supplied, then SHOWLOG will prompt for the name
of the LOG file to be displayed.

SHOWLOG was written as a compromise measure for those people who
wanted some sort of readable log of the installation. I have no
intention of improving this utility any further - it will only be
updated if and when the file format of the LOG file changes.

What SHOWLOG shows you is a translation (into understandable language)
of what the uninstaller sees when it is run.


$DEBUG-LOG
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Normally, the only things logged are the new files, icons, groups,
and entries in the registration database, which have been created
by the installer. Existing files and icons are not logged. If you
want a full logging for DEBUG purposes, then use the $DEBUG-LOG
command in your INF file. This reserved word takes NO PARAMETER, and
is only documented here. It should NOT be used in the INF file that
you ship with your application. It will only make the LOG file become
too big and this serves no useful purpose for your customers.

When this command is used, log entries are made for files which
already existed on the system when the installation was run, and
which the user chose to overwrite (they will be tagged as $$OLD_FILE
and will NOT be deleted by the uninstaller). Log entries are also made
for icons which already existed (tagged as $$OLD_ICON). These also will
not be deleted by the uninstaller. This is the only difference that using
$DEBUG-LOG makes - but note that in a large installation, the entries
made for existing files and icons may increase the size of the LOG file
dramatically.

