Format of a Text Log Section Footer

A text log section footer closes a text log section. A section footer consists of two entries. The format of the first entry of a section footer includes a "<<< " prefix, followed by a time_stamp field and the string "Section end".

<<<  [time_stamp Section end]

The format of the time_stamp field is the same as that described in Format of a Text Log Section Header.

The format of the second entry includes a "<<< " prefix, followed by the string "Exit" and a status field. In the following example, the text in italic font style is a placeholder for section-specific text that is supplied by a section creator and the text in bold font style is supplied by SetupAPI logging:

<<<  [Exit Status(status)]

The format of the status field is "0xhhhhhhhh", where hhhhhhhh is 8-digit hexadecimal number.

If the status field is not present, the format of the first line is as follows:

<<<  [Exit]

The following is an example of a section footer that specifies an exit status of "0x00000000" and includes a time_stamp field.

<<<  [2005/02/13 22:06:28.109: Section end]
<<<  [Exit Status(0x00000000)]