#script for CAD study, edit 2

#preceded with _ so that it starts before all other scripts/plugins

printf("***** Loading: %s\n", File.basename(__FILE__))

# create a class to trap up comsole output and send
# it to a file int c:\tmp
class CL_rps_console < Sketchup::Console
attr_accessor :debug_file
attr_accessor :sfile

   def initialize
      # create a folder called c:\tmp
      sdir = "c:\\tmp"
      if (!FileTest.exists?sdir)
          Dir.mkdir(sdir)
      end#if
      @sfile = "c:\\tmp\\multimodal.CSV"
      @debug_file = File.new(@sfile, "w")

      @debug_file.write(::Time.now.to_s  + "\n")
      @debug_file.write("SketchUp Version: " + Sketchup.version.to_s  + "\n")
   end#def

   def write(smess)
      @debug_file.write(smess)
      @debug_file.flush
      super(smess) # call inherited class write function
   end#def
end#class

# redefine standard output to our new class
$old_stdout = $stdout # in case you want to turn off traces
$stdout = CL_rps_console.new
$stderr = $stdout # trap error displays as well
puts "-----"
puts "Console messages are going to " + $stdout.sfile
puts "-----"