> >
> > when you run your code with debugger on. What do you read as value for the variable
> >
> > lcContent, just ofter the line?
> > lcContent = Filetostr(myTWLog)
> >
> > I suspect you will notice the lcContent = myTWlog file contains a first line of only those 21 characters. If that's the case than you must investigate how myTWlog is constructed.
>
> Hi Koen
>
> There are so many calls to the prg that writes to the log file that trying to watch hundreds of lines will take a great deal of time.
>
> I have watched some and they all have a full line in LcContent.
>
> the log file is written to like this
>
>

> 
> Parameters  lcMessageText
> LOCAL lcmytime
> 
> mypath = Sys(5) + Curdir()
> 
> lcmytime = Ttoc(Datetime(),2)
> 
> lcMyfullmessage = (lcmytime+'  ' +lcMessageText)
> 
> If Strtofile(lcMyfullmessage,(myTWLog),.T.) <> Len(lcMyfullmessage)
> 
> 	Messagebox("String not written or only partially written to file.")
> 
> Else
> 
> 	Strtofile(Chr(013)+Chr(10),(myTWLog),.T.  )
> 	
> ENDIF
> 
> 
> With myform_one && mainform
> 
> 	If Int(Val(readpwini(inifile,'read','Mode','OnScreen'))) = 1
> 
> 		 myform_one.conLog.Visible = .T. && always on top
> 		 myform_one.conLog.setfocus 
> 
> 
> 	lcContent = Filetostr(myTWLog)&&('mylog.txt')
> 
> and then the lines shown previously.
> 
> 

>
> Does this help?
>
>
>
> -Bryan


Bryan,

This partial code does not help me.
Would like to see the complete code. Would like to see the original logfile you showed which will show in vfp the 1st line cut off to only the last 21 characters.

Regards,
Koen