# \[App\]\[Pro\] PaperTrails Log - Advanced Logging and SysLog

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40>\
**Category:** Apps\
**Tags:** app, official, tools\
**Created:** [August 14, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40 "2018-08-14T21:50:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Bram\_Huijsmans](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bram_huijsmans/32/29811_2.png) [@Bram\_Huijsmans](https://community.homey.app/u/Bram_Huijsmans)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 7:54am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/145 "2022-11-21T07:54:44Z")

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Thx; I knew about that one; but it’s the same limited view; the purpose of using a PC, is the larger screen. But with this option I’m still watching a limited screen size…

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**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/146 "2022-11-21T08:39:49Z")

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That’s where the CSS customisation comes in, you can make the viewport the width you want it to be.

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**Author:** ![PerGrue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pergrue/32/38028_2.png) [@PerGrue](https://community.homey.app/u/PerGrue)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/147 "2023-01-10T16:32:43Z")

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Any plans for updating the app to Homey 2023?

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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/148 "2023-01-10T16:43:28Z")

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> [@PerGrue](#):
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> plans for updating the app to Homey 2023?

As soon as I can test it on a Homey Pro 2023 I think 😉

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**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/149 "2023-01-10T16:58:53Z")

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Isn’t it possible to test it on a current Homey Pro? That’s on SDK 3 as well…

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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/150 "2023-01-10T17:34:14Z")

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> [@Henk\_Renting](#):
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> That’s on SDK 3 as well…

I know but didn’t have time and it isn’t available yet I guess.

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**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/151 "2023-01-13T19:05:28Z")

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> [@Dijker](#):
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> As soon as I can test it on a Homey Pro 2023

I just read in the recent recent Development Blog of Homey 2023 that you already did some extensive testing 😉😜:

 ![SmartSelect_20230113_200059_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/0/000a2d140e394492e2272c0dde6d767508f1f9a6.jpeg)

> **[January Development Blog — Homey Pro (Early 2023) – Behind the Magic | Homey](https://homey.app/en-us/blog/january-development-blog-homey-pro-early-2023/?utm_source=Homey%2BPro%2B%28Early%2B2023%29%2B%E2%80%94%2BEarly%2BAccess&utm_campaign=63e0df43f4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_11_11_12_57_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_53adeb529e-63e0df43f4-109875453)**

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**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/152 "2023-01-27T21:58:23Z")

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> [@Dijker](#):
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> As soon as I can test it on a Homey Pro 2023

Found some time already for a Papertrails SDK 3 update? 😉  
Or is the new Homey Pro just too nice to play around with? (Or just giving you difficulties..?)

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**Author:** ![Matthias76](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/matthias76/32/47946_2.png) [@Matthias76](https://community.homey.app/u/Matthias76)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/153 "2023-03-06T11:06:34Z")

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Hi there, I´m just testing PaperTrails Log, but get a strange error:

|2023-03-06 09:28.34||Alarmschwelle: NaN|  
|2023-03-06 09:29.53||Alarmschwelle: NaN|

The variable is shown as NaN

My flow for this is:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/b/2bf1ae36bfe54006e7963a8ef087d498fd34605d.png)

You can see, that the variable is existing.  
Any idea, what could be wrong?

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/154 "2023-03-06T20:23:08Z")

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NaN = not a number  
It’s not Papertrails related.  
Try a timeline notification along with the Papertrails card. You’ll see it shows NaN as well.  
Not sure why the logics card doesn’t add the numbers to the variable.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/155 "2023-03-06T21:24:58Z")

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myNumVar:

 ![Screenshot_20230306-222112_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/7/47a8cc168f16f25b116914194ac94ea348248bee.jpeg)

Flow + result:

 ![Screenshot_20230306-222336_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/0/70b776ba975b10b2b289ba9d2b022c7e9ddfcf4e.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/156 "2023-03-06T21:26:05Z")

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> [@Matthias76](#):
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> You can see, that the variable is existing.

Nope, look at

> [@Zufallsgenerator - wie realisieren im Advanced Flow](https://community.homey.app/t/zufallsgenerator-wie-realisieren-im-advanced-flow/77062/17):
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> Komisch, das klappt bei mir garnicht: Ich sehe zwar, dass die Variable hochgezählt wird, aber sie wird nicht im Log ausgegeben, noch wird sie korrekt ausgewertet: |2023-03-06 09:05.01||Alarmschwelle: NaN| |2023-03-06 09:05.29||Alarmschwelle: NaN| |2023-03-06 09:05.53||Alarmschwelle: NaN| Wird nie ausgelöst:

the 43 is the “Placeholder” is nothing is set.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/7/c7fe5b152afb7eb41baab295cdc10d116845f368.png)

And that can happen if you didn’t enter a correct formula…  
As @Peter_Kawa says, Isn’t an Papertrails Issue, Same for a Build in notiofication.  
Just PEBKAC 😉

You can reproduce it this way

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/9/89a23ea213a0ba08ef1896706c065c37c24e4973.png)  
{{Note the extra Space } }

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**Author:** ![Matthias76](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/matthias76/32/47946_2.png) [@Matthias76](https://community.homey.app/u/Matthias76)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/157 "2023-03-07T12:44:11Z")

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Thanks for your time.

It seemed, that my changes lastet longer till Homey used them, as I fixed my bug before.

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**Author:** ![Eric\_B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/eric_b/32/10238_2.png) [@Eric\_B](https://community.homey.app/u/Eric_B)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/158 "2023-03-11T14:06:39Z")

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Hmm, nu er steeds meer 2023 Pro’s afgeleverd worden door DPD, zou die SDK3 versie toch wel erg van pas komen.  
Ik hoop dat je binnenkort de tijd vind ervoor !

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**Author:** ![Anders\_Gregow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/anders_gregow/32/61721_2.png) [@Anders\_Gregow](https://community.homey.app/u/Anders_Gregow)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/159 "2023-03-11T21:28:01Z")

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Please, in english.

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**Author:** ![Roco72](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/roco72/32/6027_2.png) [@Roco72](https://community.homey.app/u/Roco72)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/160 "2023-03-15T15:23:34Z")

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Would love to see a SDKv3 version for my 2023 homey Pro! Using this app for a long time now, for debugging purposes…

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**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/161 "2023-03-15T15:41:55Z")

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Kun je iets aangeven over wanneer je denkt tijd te hebben voor de update van de Papertrails app, @Dijker?  
Je app is populair en dan hebben we een beetje een idee… 🙂

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**Author:** ![Roco72](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/roco72/32/6027_2.png) [@Roco72](https://community.homey.app/u/Roco72)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/162 "2023-03-16T10:56:05Z")

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For some cases the simple (sys) log app maybe an alternative. Downside is that you need to replace all papertrails cards with simple syslog cards before migrating, and that the app is still in the testphase.

> **[Simple (Sys) Log](https://homey.app/en-us/app/nl.nielsdeklerk.log/Simple-(Sys)-Log/test/)**
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> Use this app for Simple (Sys) Logging.

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**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/163 "2023-03-16T11:04:02Z")

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Yes, I am certainly looking into Simple Log. Thanks for highlighting it. 👍🏻  
In fact, already had a conversation with Arie about it, including how to get rid of the Papertrails cards from my current flows.

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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-papertrails-log-advanced-logging-and-syslog/40/165 "2023-03-16T22:00:28Z")

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Hi guys,  
Sorry to let you so long waiting,  
I had some other priorities recently and fixing the bugs and making stable in my code is more difficult than I thought.  
In the meantime I see SimpleLog has evolved to an App with the things I was missing initially and is beyond the capabilities of Papertrails now.  
Arie even added the SysLog Device that I also had on my mind to move with PaperTrails to. (but I did not start yet)  
I see no reason for two almost the same Apps in the store, so I am putting Development now on hold now,  
Not sure if or when I pick it up if I have nothing else on my mind.  
thanks for supporting and your interest in Papertails.

I guess someone will come with a nice script to replace all PaperTrails cards to SimpleLog

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