Clock Setting Log File Format

Clock Setting Log File Format
This section explains how to interpret the ClockWatch log. If logging is enabled in the Options->Logging tab, this log is updated each time a setting is made.

A sample of the Log is shown below:

Synchronization Log 9/14/98 11:43:12 AM

Date Time Difference Accuracy Status Server

----- ---- ---------- -------- ------ ------

98-09-14 11:42:37 2 10.0 5 time-a.nist.gov

98-09-14 11:52:28 0 0.0 5 time-a.nist.gov

The first line is the title and includes the date and time the log was first used.

The second line contains the column header--these include:

Date The date the setting was made.

Time The local time the setting was made.

Difference The difference (in seconds) in the local time from the adjusted timeserver time. May be a positive or negative number.

Accuracy The rate of clock drift in time in terms of seconds per day.

Status The results of the setting. See Status Result Codes, below.

Server The name of the timeserver used to make the setting. Direct modem connections will show the phone number dialed.

Setting Status Result Codes
The status result code, found in the Clock Setting log, shows the result of a time setting attempt.

Code Result Description

0 SETTING_OK setting made

1 DATETIME_ERROR date/time is invalid: date or time invalid.

2 TIMEZONE_ERROR time zone is missing: Time Zone error.

3 DATEDIFF_ERROR dates don't match: date match error. ClockWatch will not attempt to reset clocks that are more than one day off.

4 TIMEDIFFMAX_ERROR time difference was too great, time difference exceeds maximum allowable to make a setting.

5 TIMEDIFFMIN_ERROR time difference is too small, time difference was too small to make a setting.

9 TIMECONVERSION_ERROR Error occurred during time conversion. Verify that the server format (Daytime or NIST) is set correctly.

100 SERVER_ERROR NIST server not currently available: Internal NIST Server error.

'200' PARSE_ERROR parsing return failed: format setting was wrong or time string was corrupt.