Can I set a directory or file as logical log tape (backup) device?

I'd like to set up continuous logging of logical logs to a disk file. Any help or pointers appreciated. -darrel -- ========================================== Darrel Davis darreld@audiosonix.com AudioSonix, Inc darrel@davisware.net ==========================================

Darrel Davis wrote: > I'd like to set up continuous logging of logical > logs to a disk file. > > Any help or pointers appreciated. > Better to use an ALARMPROGRAM to backup each log as it fills. If you use onbar, Informix delivered a script, log_full.sh, that does this using onbar just but its path in the ALARMPROGRAM ONCONFIG parameter. If you are using ontape, get my package utils3_ak from the IIUG Software Repository which contains a version of log_full.sh that uses ontape to do the same thing and also an executable (C) program (eventalarm.c) that is more sophisticated and does the same thing while also managing notifying you via email, pager, or cell phone of server problems. The package also comes with a cron script to be run daily that deletes log backup files from disk after seven days. If you are sweeping the logfiles to tape daily with your normal system archives this means you will have at least 6 copies of every log backup file on your nightly backups and should also have most on the weekly backup (you can change this to 8 days to be sure). Art S. Kagel