# Log ([File] menu)

Logs received characters to a file.

## "Log" dialog box (to input the log file name)

File Name
  Enter or select the log file name.
  Or drop file in this dialog.
New / Overwrite
  New or Overwrite file.
Append
  If you select this option and the specified log file already exists, received characters are appended to the file. Otherwise, the file is overwritten.
Text
  Output text file.
BOM
  Output BOM (Byte Oder Mark) at beginning of log file.
UTF-8/UTF-16LE/UTF-16BE
  Select charactor code to output.
Plain text
  If you select this option, ASCII non-printable characters are not written.
  NOTE: When the Binary option is enabled, this option can not be checked and the value will be disabled.
Timestamp
  If you select this option, a timestamp is added on top of each log line. The timestamp is added when the first character of the line appears.
  The timestamp type can be selected from following.
  Local Time
    Record the time in local time.
  UTC
    Record the time in UTC.
  Elapsed Time (Logging)
    Record the elapsed time from the start of logging.
  Elapsed Time (Connection)
    Record the elapsed time from the start of connection.
  The timestamp format is specified with LogTimestampFormat when the timestamp type is "Local Time" and "UTC".
  The LogTimestampFormat is ignored when the timestamp type is "Elapsed Time (Logging)" or "Elapsed Time (Connection)".
  NOTE: When the Binary option is enabled, this option can not be checked and the value will be disabled.

Binary
  If you select this option, received characters are written without any modifications. Otherwise, new-line codes are converted and escape sequences are stripped out.
Hide dialog
  If you select this option, "Log" dialog box is not displayed.
Include screen buffer
  If you select this option, the logging starts after current all buffer is written into a log file.

## "Log" dialog box (displayed while logging)

Close
  The Close button quits logging and closes the log file.
Pause/Start
  The Pause button pauses logging. The Start button restarts logging. These buttons function as toggles.