I have just installed elog 2.8.1 on my OpenBSD 4.8 server (I've added the necessary Makefile patch to "Contributions"). Everything seems to work fine, however, I ran into a very odd problems with the dates of the logbook entries: When I start a new entry, the current date/time is displayed correctly. When I submit the entry and look at it again, the date has changed to some value in 1996 . I've checked the actual logbook file and there, the entry has a Date line like this:

Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:53:28 -13049141
 

The "-13049141" looks very suspicious to me - but I have no idea whatsoever why this happens. I had elogd running with -v, but that did not give me any hints. Any ideas how to debug/resolve this would be much appreciated...

I have been playing with Elog on windows 7.  I want to set up an elog that can be accessed from our local network, and I discovered that can be done by running the server on windows and entering the host machine's computer-name:8080 in a browser on any machine on the network.

I had the server registered as a windows service, but oddly, when I re-booted the server didn't seem to be running (problem #1).

I then ran into some other problems (currently trivial) but I eventually got around to uninstalling and reinstalling Elog.  I deleted all the existing logbooks and data files when I uninstalled, and even deleted everything in the folder I had used as a backup to the Elog directory.  So, after reinstalling, I should be getting only the demo logbook and the original demo entry, right?

BUT I'm actually getting the three logbooks that I had created before I uninstalled (problem #2).  Even though the entire Elog directory was deleted when I uninstalled... including config file and logbook directory.  I can go into "Program Files" now and see that the config file present is the default/demo config file (from the most recent install)... yet when I launch elog in a browser, I am seeing those three logbooks from before, even though they should be gone from my hard drive.

Elog must be storing data somewhere else... where?

(p.s. I've also tried clearing my cache and deleting cookies in the browser)

If it's relevant, when I'm not on the local PC hosting the server, I am accessing it through a university network, and I've found that I can enter computer-name:8080 from ANY machine on the University's nertwork to access elog.

I want to implement the following feature in my logbook:
selecting an Option related to a specific Attribute produces a filter on the Options related to the other Attributes.

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Example:
I have the following configuration:
" Attributes = Project, Category
Options Project = Agenda, Software
Options Category = General, Data, Result, Meeting, Status, TODO, DONE,
Reminder, Result, Other
...
Quick filter = Project, Category "

I want that: if on the Quick filter I select "Project = Agenda", then the entry "Category" displays only the Options "Meeting, Status, TODO, DONE, Reminder, Other"; if on the Quick filter I select "Project = Software", then the entry "Category" displays only the Options "General, Data, Result, Other".
See the attached JPGs (they are edited printscreens from my logbook).

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Is there a way to do this?

Thank you in advance!
Cossutta

I moved my elog install to a new box on short notice due to an emergency, everything works but none of the passwords are recognized, and are not using what it set in elogd.cfg.  any ideas ?

I noticed a behavior that might be irritating. 

After attaching/uploading files to an entry and before submitting it, one might press 'Back' or close the browser window.

This in effect cancels the entry and sends into oblivion. HOWEVER the attachments and their thumbnail files remain on the server forever.

Would there be a way to either delete attachments after some time if they don't show up in an entry? Or some other magic trick with the browser? My logbook directories are already full of orphan files that I need to seek and destroy.

Also, any thoughts on automatically cleaning up a logbook directory when the damage is done?

Louis

It looks like the newest windows release of elog at
http://midas.psi.ch/elog/download/windows/ is 2.81.

  elog281-1.exe	        23-Dec-2010 11:42 3.1M
  elog-latest.exe       23-Dec-2010 11:42 3.1M

Can you post the 2.90 release.

Thanks.

-- rouilj

Is there a way to open a form or table when clicking on New rather than going to a text field? Thanks, TS!

 In the password file, I see several same username, such as:

<user>

    <name>test</name>

    <password encoding="SHA256">iXhH.</password>

    <full_name>test me</full_name>

    <last_logout>Tue Apr 14 14:12:44 2009</last_logout>

    <last_activity>Wed May 19 09:39:32 2010</last_activity>

    <email>maqm@ihep.ac.cn</email>

    <email_notify/>

  </user> 

<user>

    <name>test</name>

    <password encoding="SHA256">iXhH.</password>

    <full_name>test me</full_name>

   <last_logout>0</last_logout>

    <last_activity>0</last_activity>

      <inactive>0</inactive>

    <email>maqm@ihep.ac.cn</email>

    <email_notify/>

  </user> 

<user>

    <name>test</name>

    <password encoding="SHA256">iXhH.</password>

    <full_name>test me</full_name>

    <last_logout>0</last_logout>

    <last_activity>0</last_activity>

      <inactive>0</inactive>

    <email>maqm@ihep.ac.cn</email>

       <email_notify/>

  </user> 

I don't know the reason why eLog can have the same username.

And what should I do to prevent these things happen?

Thanks!