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There should be an adb.exe file in C:\android-sdk-windows\tools. You can invoke this manually from a DOS command prompt:

cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
adb logcat -s MessageBox > "C:\Users\me\Documents\LogCatOutput.txt"

There's no need to bother with Eclipse in this case.

Trevor Johns 2010-06-30 23:00:35

The file created in the directory is empty, blank. Both before and after I run my Android app. I don't know what to do.

2010-06-30 23:10:30

What happens if you omit the last part (> "C:\Users\me\Documents\LogCatOutput.txt"). Do you see anything?

Trevor Johns 2010-06-30 23:16:20

See anything where?

2010-06-30 23:26:40

When you run `adb logcat -s MessageBox`, you should see log messages. If not, there's something wrong with your filter spec.See this page for documentation on writing the filter spec for use with logcat: http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html#logcat

Trevor Johns 2010-06-30 23:40:58

See log messages in my Windows command prompt window? I mean, I can already get filtered tag LogCat pane output fine in my DDMS window. I just can't redirect to a flat file.

2010-06-30 23:50:01

Yes, that's correct. You should see log messages in your command prompt if you don't redirect to a file. If you don't see those, you're not entering the adb logcat command properly.Just trying to figure out where things are breaking down. :)

Trevor Johns 2010-07-01 00:11:17

Trevor, I can't thank you enough for hanging in there with my idiocy. I run the Android app and watch the LogCat material scroll up. Then I run the Win console. Then I run the Droid app again, watch the same stuff scroll up in the LogCat tab. Run the console again. Nothing in the console, ever.

2010-07-01 00:44:50

Except if I just eliminate the MessageBox tag and run the Win console as adb logcat. Then I get verbose output inside the Win console. I just can't materialize the filter tag MessageBox--which infuriatingly works inside the Dalvik, but not in the Win console.

2010-07-01 00:51:15

Okay, so the problem is that '-s MessageBox' isn't a valid filter-spec. Try this: "adb logcat MessageBox:D *:S"

Trevor Johns 2010-07-01 00:56:52

Trevor, thanks man! I've got something working here now thanks to your assistance. I'm discovering that I can run adb logcat MessageBox > "C:\Users\me\Documents\LogCatOutput.txt", i.e., without the -s flag (any flag), and I get verbose output into the flat file as the console is running. Luckily the MessageBox output is segregated contiguously inside the file output. So, great! Thanks again.

2010-07-01 01:04:18

Okay, will try that suggestion in a minute after this thing finishes. I accidentally started something on a very large input. If I can't reply on that now I will later. Again, thanks for everything.

2010-07-01 01:05:44

[Still waiting for it to finish. Went ahead and added props in the left margin.]

2010-07-01 01:11:56

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