Hi Bill,

 BC> I would say " appli  log " would get the
data that is slated
 BC> to go to your screen to be sent to the "log" file.

That does not work, alas a 0 bytes long logfile.

 BC> Instead of using printf [..] use fprintf (stderr,.....) which sends your
 BC> debugging statements to the "log" file.

appli  log

works fine. Tnx.

 BC> In order to get info into your "log" file when OS2 is
about to shut down
 BC> your "appli", setup and use the SIGNAL functions. When
OS2 is about to
 BC> shutdown your "appli" it will call one of appli's signal
functions which
 BC> will allow ONE function to run

I never used it, however i'll toy around with it.

73 es cuagn,
 Henk

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