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diff --git a/src/Logger/openlogfile.cpp b/src/Logger/openlogfile.cpp
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+++ b/src/Logger/openlogfile.cpp
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+#include "logger.h"
+
+bool Logger::openLogFile()
+{
+    // verify that there is no open logfile already
+    if ( _logFile.openMode() == QIODevice::NotOpen)
+    {
+        // set new log file
+        _logFile.setFileName(_logPath + "/" + _logFileName);
+        return _logFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Append | QIODevice::Text);
+    }
+    // else:
+    // file already open, can not get a lock
+    return false;
+}
+
+void Logger::closeLogFile()
+{
+    // close file if open. if already closed, ignore.
+    _logFile.close();
+}