Using the vissim_msgs.txt log file.
The vissim_msgs.txt log file is automatically saved to:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\VISSIM\vissim_msgs.txt
- ► On the File menu, click > Show Log File.
Naming the log files of multiple instances
Each time an instance of Vissim is opened, a log file is saved. Log files are named consecutively according to the following convention: vissim_msgs_0.txt, vissim_msgs_1.txt, etc.
Structure of the log file
The log file consists of an upper and lower section. Upper section: System entries which were generated at the start of Vissim. Example:
2023-05-11 9:43:18 System set VISSIM localization part I...2023-05-11 9:43:18 Initialize system licensing...2023-05-11 9:43:20 System certified date: 11.05.2023 (Server: ptv-dxx-xxxxx.ptvag.ptv.de, Box: x-xxxxxxx)
2023-05-11 9:43:20 System certified time period: 25 (Server: ptv-dxx-xxxxx.ptvag.ptv.de, Box: x-xxxxxxx)2023-05-11 9:43:20 System date: 11.05.2019 (Server: ptv-dxx-xxxxx.ptvag.ptv.de, Box: x-xxxxxxx)2023-05-11 9:43:20 System certified date: 11.05.2023 (Server: ptv-dxx-xxxxx.ptvag.ptv.de, Box: x-xxxxxxx)
2023-05-11 9:43:20 System certified time period: 25 (Server: ptv-dxx-xxxxx.ptvag.ptv.de, Box: x-xxxxxxx)2023-05-11 9:43:20 System date: 11.05.2023 (Server: ptv-dxx-xxxxx.ptvag.ptv.de, Box: x-xxxxxxx)
2023-05-11 9:43:20 System set VISSIM localization part II...2023-05-11 9:43:21 Start System licensing 11.05.2023 9:43:19 AM.
2023-05-11 9:43:21 System certified time successfully updated (Server: ptv-dxx-xxxxx.ptvag.ptv.de, Box-Serial Number: x-xxxxxxx)2023-05-11 9:43:21 System licensing completed 11.05.2023 9:43:20 AM.
2023-05-11 9:43:21 System initialization of core components completed...2023-05-11 9:43:21 System version 2022.00 - 00* [XXXXX] , filename C:\Program Files\PTV Vision\PTV Vissim 2022\Exe\VISSIM220.exe
2023-05-11 9:43:21 System initializing Vissim...2023-05-11 9:43:21 System starting Vissim...2023-05-11 9:43:21 System reading settings...2023-05-11 9:43:21 System initialization completed....
Lower section: Detailed messages about the functions of Vissim. Very long HTTP response messages are truncated to the first one hundred and last one hundred characters.
Example: Warnings or messages, which were shown during the ANM import and the creation of the Vissim network:
...
2023-05-11 9:56:57 System [ANM] import started (initial).2023-05-11 9:56:57 System [ANM] importing network data.2023-05-11 9:56:57 Warning ANM link 4A: SPEED: (from 20 to 40) This attribute is 0 and is set to the default value.2023-05-11 9:56:57 Warning ANM link 4B: SPEED: (from 40 to 20) This attribute is 0 and is set to the default value.2023-05-11 9:56:57 System This ANM file does not provide a projection definition. Coordinates are assumed to be cartesian values.2023-05-11 9:56:57 Warning ANM node 10: Multi-leg node additionally has ANM zones attached. Dummy link stubs are generated ignoring node geometry.2023-05-11 9:56:57 Warning ANM node 40: Multi-leg node additionally has ANM zones attached. Dummy link stubs are generated ignoring node geometry.2023-05-11 9:56:57 Warning ANM node 20: This node contains lanes that do not have any movements defined to or from.2023-05-11 9:56:57 Warning ANM node 40: This node contains lanes that do not have any movements defined to or from.2023-05-11 9:56:57 Copy system [ANM] file C:\Test\PTV Vissim\ANM_Import\ANM_Import_Test.anm to C:\Test\PTV Vissim\ANM_Import\ANM_Import_net3.panm.2023-05-11 9:56:57 System [ANM] Remove obsolete objects.2023-05-11 9:56:57 System [ANM] import end....
