Elipse Event Log is a log system developed by Elipse Software, which integrates some new features for users, and it is available for Windows 7 SP1 or later. For previous operating systems, logs still work the same way, that is, stored on text files. The main changes incorporated to the system are relative to:

•The format and the way logs are recorded

•The way to view data

•The way to manage files by the system

As for the record format, files are no longer stored as text, but in binary format, which allows more information to be stored by events. This allows a series of new features applied to stored data, such as filters, recording binary messages, sorting, and searching.

As for the recording mode, it is now safer and robust. In case of any failure during a process, logs are always stored on disk, which guarantees that messages are not lost. In addition, new file recording modes were added, allowing sequential and circular files, as well as serialization for backup.

As for ways to view data, the new system now is an ActiveX control, which can be also integrated into an E3 or Elipse Power application. In addition, users can export events to a text file. With the new viewer, users can filter, search, and select specific messages.

Finally, there is the file management, which guarantees maintenance of maximum file size on disk without running out of the available space. The log service, from the moment it is configured and started, constantly monitors the repository folder, controlling files that must be kept on disk, rotating the recent ones and deleting the older ones.