Export Your Log to HTML

Use the LogView | File | Export to HTML menu option to export the current graphic log (LPT8 plot file) to HTML table: It captures each page of the log in a PNG format, and then inserts the PNG image names into the HTML table. When displayed in a web browser application, the logs appear continuous.

This is a great way to share logs for display on the screen, since PNG files are small in size and HTML documents are read universally by web browsers. The only drawback to this export tool would be any viewing and (especially) printing limitations inherent to the browser you are using to open the HTML table. For example, you can’t print a continuous log from the browser window even though it looks continuous on the screen. Also, because the PNG file names are simply listed in (linked to) the HTML table, you need to be sure to keep all of the separate files in the same location.

How to… Export logs to HTML

1. Create or open the LogPlot8 log (LPT8 file) that you wish to export.
   
2. Select the File | Export to HTML menu option.
   
3. Enter the requested settings.
   • Output Name: Click on the Open-button at the right edge of the prompt to enter the name to assign to the exported file. The program will append the appropriate file name extension (.HTML) automatically. The linked PNG files will be assigned a variation of the name you enter (see below).
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   • Display: Check this box if you want the exported HTML table to be opened automatically upon completion, into your default web browser or other HTML specific software.
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   • Pages:
     • All Pages: Click in the this button if you want all of the pages of your log to be exported for inclusion in the HTML listing.
     • Select Pages: Click here if you want specific pages exported as individual images. Use the prompts to enter the starting and ending page range.
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   • PNG Options:
     • Color Depth: Choose from True Color, Gray Scale, or Black and White by selecting the desired item from the drop-down menu.
     • Compression: Choose from High, Medium, or Low using the menu.
     • Pixels per Inch: In this prompt, type in the number of bitmap pixels you want per horizontal and vertical inch of the PNG image. For display on screen, the default settings of 96 (your screen pixels per inch) should work fine. Because HTML is designed primarily to be a screen-display tool for logs, we don’t usually recommend higher resolution for these PNG pages or the logs will look huge.
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4. Click OK to proceed.
   

The program will create PNG images of each page of your log, naming each the same file name as that assigned to the HTML file, followed by a "1" for the first page, "2" for the second, etc. It will then create an HTML file which contains a table listing the PNG image names, storing the file on disk under the name you specified.

For example, if you named your export file "ProjectA.html", and the log consists of two pages, the graphic representation of these pages would be stored in files named "ProjectA1.png" and "ProjectA2.png" which would be listed in the HTML table.

If requested, the HTML table will be opened into your web browser and displayed on the screen.

Please see your web browser's documentation for details about viewing and printing your logs.

! If you wish to send this exported log to a co-worker, be sure to send the HTML file and the PNG images that are linked to it, representing each page of your log.

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