# Log [:log]

The Log command synchronously logs text, phonemes, or syllables into a log file. The log file, called log.txt, can be found in the current directory. When opening a log file, DECtalk Software checks to see if the system is in startup mode. If it is in one of the special text-to-speech modes (wave-file, log-file, or speech-to-memory) instead, this command fails.

SYNTAX: | [:log XX YY]
ABBREVIATION: | none
ALTERNATE COMMAND: | none
OPTIONS: | text | Log all text to the log file
| syllables | Log converted syllables to the log file
| phonemes | Log converted phonemic text to the log file
PARAMETERS: | on | Turns on the specified log option
| off | Turns off the specified log option
| set | Turns on the specified log option while turning off all other log options
DEFAULT: | All of the log options are turned off
EXAMPLES: | [:log phonemes on] The phonemes for this sentence will be stored in a file named log.txt [:log phonemes off]

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