Index: /branches/LCSv2/controllers/default.py
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--- /branches/LCSv2/controllers/default.py	(revision 634)
+++ /branches/LCSv2/controllers/default.py	(revision 636)
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # Constants
 kLogfile = "samplelogfile.txt"
-kSimtimefile = "sim_elapsedtime.json"
+kSimtimefile = "sim_elapsedtime.json"  #"../webapps/dynamicdata/sim_elapsed_time.json"
 hwys = ['','1','5', '22', '55', '57', '73', '74', '91', '133', '142', '241', '261', '405', '605']
 hwyDirections = ['','NB', 'SB', 'NB/SB','EB','WB','EB/WB']
@@ -192,5 +192,5 @@
             db(db.closures.closureid == session.statustype[4:]).update(**{fieldname:now.strftime("%H%M")})
             # Log the update to external file
-            logmessage = getSimTime() + " LCS status update: " + session.username + ", " + session.statustype[4:] + ", " + session.statustype[0:4] + ", " + session.statuser + " " + "\n"
+            logmessage = getSimTime() + ", LCS status update: " + session.username + ", " + session.statustype[4:] + ", " + session.statustype[0:4] + ", " + session.statuser + " " + "\n"
             text_file = open(kLogfile, "a")
             text_file.write(logmessage)
@@ -216,5 +216,5 @@
         currentSimTime = jsontime["elapsedtime"]
         timestamp = str(datetime.timedelta(seconds = int(currentSimTime)))
-        return timestamp
+        return '0'+timestamp  # assume simtime is < 10 and prefix a zero
     except:
         # Fallback if missing file, use current time 
@@ -317,5 +317,5 @@
         session.flash = 'New lane closure added: ' + newID + ' ' + newLognum + ': ' + selectedlanes
         # Log the new closure to external file. Username, closureID, route, dir, type of closure, type of work
-        logmessage = getSimTime() + " LCS new closure: " + session.username + ", " + newID + '.' + newLognum + ', ' + form.vars.route + form.vars.direction + ', ' + form.vars.closuretype + ', ' + form.vars.worktype + "\n"
+        logmessage = getSimTime() + ", LCS new closure: " + session.username + ", " + newID + '.' + newLognum + ', ' + form.vars.route + form.vars.direction + ', ' + form.vars.closuretype + ', ' + form.vars.worktype + "\n"
         text_file = open(kLogfile, "a")
         text_file.write(logmessage)