DOS ain't dead

Hoping that someone may know of a program that logs another programs activity, i.e. like a windows event logger. For example I have an old custom dos program which is likely looking for a config file or another executable but instead of crashing with an error it just exits.

So if there is a program which could log a programs activity then hopefully that would give me the information I need to resolve the issue.

Is there such a program for DOS?

https://www.bttr-software.de/freesoft/system.htm#kgb

But the Simtel download link is broken, so try here.

> https://www.bttr-software.de/freesoft/system.htm#kgb
>
> But the Simtel download link is broken, so try
> here.

Thank you for the quick response and additional working link. Reading the description it does seem like it will do exactly what I need. Also Argus sounds interesting, may check that out as well.

> Hoping that someone may know of a program that logs another programs
> activity, i.e. like a windows event logger. For example I have an old
> custom dos program which is likely looking for a config file or another
> executable but instead of crashing with an error it just exits.
>
> So if there is a program which could log a programs activity then hopefully
> that would give me the information I need to resolve the issue.
>
> Is there such a program for DOS?

Haven't used it in a while but https://pushbx.org/ecm/download/interc3.zip should do this. However, it does not record the buffer contents like filenames, so you may have to use a debugger to re-run your application and break on particular addresses, then inspect memory. Documentation is at https://hg.pushbx.org/ecm/interc3/file/b2e6dc328b6e/INTERCEP.DOC

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> > Hoping that someone may know of a program that logs another programs
> > activity, i.e. like a windows event logger. For example I have an old
> > custom dos program which is likely looking for a config file or another
> > executable but instead of crashing with an error it just exits.
> >
> > So if there is a program which could log a programs activity then
> hopefully
> > that would give me the information I need to resolve the issue.
> >
> > Is there such a program for DOS?
>
> Haven't used it in a while but https://pushbx.org/ecm/download/interc3.zip
> should do this. However, it does not record the buffer contents like
> filenames, so you may have to use a debugger to re-run your application and
> break on particular addresses, then inspect memory. Documentation is at
> https://hg.pushbx.org/ecm/interc3/file/b2e6dc328b6e/INTERCEP.DOC

KGB has given me the info I needed. ARGUS confirmed the same. I will check out Interceptor though as well.

Thanks again for all the responses, it has been very helpful.