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| * Check [[faq#scripting_automation|F.A.Q. on scripting/automation]]. | * Check [[faq#scripting_automation|F.A.Q. on scripting/automation]]. | ||
| * If you are getting an error message, check list of [[messages|common error messages]]. | * If you are getting an error message, check list of [[messages|common error messages]]. | ||
| - | * Turn on [[logging|session logging]] and check the generated log file to see if WinSCP actually does what you want it to do. | + | * Turn on [[logging|session logging]] using command-line switch ''[[commandline#logging|/log]]'' and check the generated log file to see, if WinSCP actually does what you want it to do. |
| * If no session log is created, chances are that some error prevented WinSCP from starting, creating a log or starting a session. Check WinSCP console output for any error. It is recommended to execute ''[[executable|winscp.com]]'' from existing console window (such as from Windows ''cmd.exe''). The ''winscp.com'' inherits the console((A ''winscp.exe'' always creates a new console that closes when WinSCP finishes.)) and when it exits with an error, the error is preserved on the console, allowing you to inspect it. | * If no session log is created, chances are that some error prevented WinSCP from starting, creating a log or starting a session. Check WinSCP console output for any error. It is recommended to execute ''[[executable|winscp.com]]'' from existing console window (such as from Windows ''cmd.exe''). The ''winscp.com'' inherits the console((A ''winscp.exe'' always creates a new console that closes when WinSCP finishes.)) and when it exits with an error, the error is preserved on the console, allowing you to inspect it. | ||
| * See also [[guide_debugging_scheduler|Debugging transfer task running in Windows Scheduler, SSIS or other automation service]]. | * See also [[guide_debugging_scheduler|Debugging transfer task running in Windows Scheduler, SSIS or other automation service]]. | ||