<trace>

Write a message to the foreground ObjectScript shell.

Syntax

<trace value='"The time is: " & Now' />

Attributes and Elements

value attribute

Required. This is the text for the trace message. It can be a literal text string or an expression to be evaluated.

Specify a string of up to 255 characters. If this is an expression, it must use the scripting language specified by the containing <process> element. You can also use virtual property syntax using the {} convention.

name, disabled, xpos, ypos, xend, yend attributes

See Common Attributes and Elements.

<annotation> element

See Common Attributes and Elements.

Description

The <trace> element writes a message to the ObjectScript shell. <trace> messages appear only if the BPL business process that generates them has been configured to Run in Foreground mode.

Trace messages may be written to the Event Log as well as to the console. A system administrator controls this behavior by configuring a production from the Interoperability > Configure > Production page in the Management Portal. If a BPL business process has the Log Trace Events option checked, it writes trace messages to the Event Log as well as displaying them at the console. If a trace message is logged, its Event Log entry type is Trace.

The BPL <trace> element generates trace message with User priority; the result is the same as calling the $$$TRACE utility from ObjectScript.

Note:

For details, see Adding Trace Elements.

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