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Question:
How to enable the debug logging for DocuWare Desktop?

Solution:
Starting with the DoocuWare version 6.7 there is an easier way to crate the Debug logging for the DocuWare Desktop:
How to enable debug logging for DocuWare Desktop?

To enable the debug logging for DocuWare Desktop (DocuWare Printer, DocuWare Import, DocuWare Scan App) please follow these instructions:

  1. Stop the DocuWare Desktop Apps and  the DocuWare Desktop Service
     
  2. Make a backup of these files:
    "...\DocuWare\Desktop\DocuWare.DesktopService.exe.config"
    "...\DocuWare\Desktop\DocuWare.Desktop.exe.config"'
    "...\DocuWare\Desktop\Plugins\Scanner\DocuWare.Desktop.CaptureService.Host.exe.config"

     
  3. Open the following files:
    "...\DocuWare\Desktop\DocuWare.DesktopService.exe.config"
    "...\DocuWare\Desktop\DocuWare.Desktop.exe.config"
    "...\DocuWare\Desktop\Plugins\Scanner\DocuWare.Desktop.CaptureService.Host.exe.config"

     
  4. Amend these values:
    • Docuware version ​5.1c Service Pack 2
      • DocuWare.DesktopService.exe.config (DocuWare DesktopService)
        <add key="LogLevel" value="Debug" />
        <add key="LogTarget" value="C:\temp\DWDesktopService.log" />

         
      • DocuWare.Desktop.CaptureService.Host.exe.config (Scanner)
        <log4net>
        <appender ...
        <file value="C:\temp\DWCaptureService.log" />
        ...
        <root>
        <level value="DEBUG"/>

         
      • DocuWare.Desktop.exe.config (DocuWare Deskop Apps)
        <add key="LogLevel" value="Debug" /> 
        <add key="LogTarget" value="C:\temp\DWDesktop.log" />

         
    • DocuWare versions 6 - 6.6
      • DocuWare.DesktopService.exe.config (DocuWare Desktop Service)
        <appender name="LogFileAppender" 
        <file value="C:\temp\DWDesktopService.log" />
        ...
        <root>
        <level value="DEBUG"/>

         
      • DocuWare.DesktopService.exe.config (OCR)
        <appender name="OCRLogFileAppender"
        <file value="C:\temp\OCRServiceDesktop.log" />
        ...

        <logger name="OCRLogger">
        <level value="DEBUG"  />

         
      • DocuWare.Desktop.CaptureService.Host.exe.config (Scanner)
        <log4net>
        <appender ...
        <file value="C:\temp\DWCaptureService.log" />
        ...
        <root>
        <level value="DEBUG"/>

         
      • DocuWare.Desktop.exe.config (DocuWare Desktop Apps)
        <log4net>
        <appender ... 
        <file value="C:\temp\DWDesktop.log" />
        ...
        <root>
        <level value="DEBUG"/>

         
  5. Make sure that the folder C:\temp exists or create it
  6. Start the DocuWare Desktop Apps and DocuWare Desktop Service

 

Also for the DocuWare Printer driver a debug log can be created. To enable this DocuWare Printer driver debug log please follow this steps:

  1. Pleae create a new string with the name DWPrinterDriverLogPath in the following registry key(s):
    • ​​x86: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DocuWare\Desktop
    • x64: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\DocuWare\Desktop\​

      Important: Please keep in mind that you've to create both registry keys on a 64 bit system.

       
  2. As value please enter the path for the log files (with a backslash in the end) e.g.: c:\temp\
  3. Furthermore you have to create the following registry keys:
    • x86: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\soft Xpansion\P2D Printers
      x64: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\soft Xpansion\P2D Printers
    • Create a new DWORD value with the name LogLevel with the value 1
    • Create a new string with the name LogFile and the value C:\temp\DwPrinterDriver.log
  4. Restart the Windows service print spooler 
     

In the folder C:\temp\ the folowing log files will be created:

  • DWDesktopService.log
  • DWCaptureService.log
  • OCRServiceDesktop.log (starting with the DocuWare version 6)
  • DWDesktop.log 
  • DWPrinterDriver.log

 

To disable the logging stop the DocuWare Desktop Apps and the DocuWare Desktop Service, replace the config files with the .config files you saved as a backup and start everything again.