diff --git a/axon/simstats.go b/axon/simstats.go
index 9dc04e293..1863fb5a9 100644
--- a/axon/simstats.go
+++ b/axon/simstats.go
@@ -12,11 +12,29 @@ import (
 	"cogentcore.org/core/base/timer"
 	"cogentcore.org/core/enums"
 	"cogentcore.org/core/plot"
+	"cogentcore.org/core/tensor"
 	"cogentcore.org/core/tensor/datafs"
 	"cogentcore.org/core/tensor/stats/stats"
+	"cogentcore.org/core/tensor/table"
 	"github.com/emer/emergent/v2/looper"
 )
 
+// LogFilename returns a standard log file name as netName_runName_logName.tsv
+func LogFilename(netName, runName, logName string) string {
+	return netName + "_" + runName + "_" + logName + ".tsv"
+}
+
+// OpenLogFile, if on == true, sets the log file for given using given
+// netName, runName, and logName in order.
+func OpenLogFile(on bool, dt *table.Table, netName, runName, logName string) {
+	if !on {
+		return
+	}
+	fnm := LogFilename(netName, runName, logName)
+	tensor.SetPrecision(dt, 4)
+	dt.OpenLog(fnm, tensor.Tab)
+}
+
 // StatLoopCounters adds the counters from each stack, loop level for given
 // looper Stacks to the given datafs stats. This is typically the first
 // Stat to add, so these counters will be used for X axis values.
diff --git a/axon/simstats.goal b/axon/simstats.goal
index 3928f6c38..bba088b1f 100644
--- a/axon/simstats.goal
+++ b/axon/simstats.goal
@@ -10,11 +10,29 @@ import (
 	"cogentcore.org/core/base/timer"
 	"cogentcore.org/core/enums"
 	"cogentcore.org/core/plot"
+	"cogentcore.org/core/tensor"
 	"cogentcore.org/core/tensor/datafs"
 	"cogentcore.org/core/tensor/stats/stats"
+	"cogentcore.org/core/tensor/table"
 	"github.com/emer/emergent/v2/looper"
 )
 
+// LogFilename returns a standard log file name as netName_runName_logName.tsv
+func LogFilename(netName, runName, logName string) string {
+	return netName + "_" + runName + "_" + logName + ".tsv"
+}
+
+// OpenLogFile, if on == true, sets the log file for given using given
+// netName, runName, and logName in order.
+func OpenLogFile(on bool, dt *table.Table, netName, runName, logName string) {
+	if !on {
+		return
+	}
+	fnm := LogFilename(netName, runName, logName)
+	tensor.SetPrecision(dt, 4)
+	dt.OpenLog(fnm, tensor.Tab)
+}
+
 // StatLoopCounters adds the counters from each stack, loop level for given
 // looper Stacks to the given datafs stats. This is typically the first
 // Stat to add, so these counters will be used for X axis values.
diff --git a/examples/ra25/ra25.go b/examples/ra25/ra25.go
index a024d14de..da40989ac 100644
--- a/examples/ra25/ra25.go
+++ b/examples/ra25/ra25.go
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ func (ss *Sim) StatsStep(lmd, ltm enums.Enum) {
 		return
 	}
 	ss.RunStats(mode, level, Step)
+	ss.StatsData(mode, level).GetDirTable(nil).WriteToLog()
 }
 
 // RunStats runs the StatFuncs for given mode, level and phase.
@@ -887,51 +888,42 @@ func (ss *Sim) RunGUI() {
 }
 
 func (ss *Sim) RunNoGUI() {
-	// if ss.Config.Params.Note != "" {
-	// 	mpi.Printf("Note: %s\n", ss.Config.Params.Note)
-	// }
-	// if ss.Config.Log.SaveWeights {
-	// 	mpi.Printf("Saving final weights per run\n")
-	// }
-	// runName := ss.Params.RunName(ss.Config.Run.Run)
-	// ss.Stats.SetString("RunName", runName) // used for naming logs, stats, etc
-	// netName := ss.Net.Name
-
-	// elog.SetLogFile(&ss.Logs, ss.Config.Log.Trial, Train, Trial, "trl", netName, runName)
-	// elog.SetLogFile(&ss.Logs, ss.Config.Log.Epoch, Train, Epoch, "epc", netName, runName)
-	// elog.SetLogFile(&ss.Logs, ss.Config.Log.Run, Train, Run, "run", netName, runName)
-	// elog.SetLogFile(&ss.Logs, ss.Config.Log.TestEpoch, Test, Epoch, "tst_epc", netName, runName)
-	// elog.SetLogFile(&ss.Logs, ss.Config.Log.TestTrial, Test, Trial, "tst_trl", netName, runName)
-	//
-	// netdata := ss.Config.Log.NetData
-	// if netdata {
-	// 	mpi.Printf("Saving NetView data from testing\n")
-	// 	ss.GUI.InitNetData(ss.Net, 200)
-	// }
-	//
-	// ss.Init()
-	//
-	// mpi.Printf("Running %d Runs starting at %d\n", ss.Config.Run.NRuns, ss.Config.Run.Run)
-	// ss.Loops.GetLoop(Train, Run).Counter.SetCurMaxPlusN(ss.Config.Run.Run, ss.Config.Run.NRuns)
-	//
-	// if ss.Config.Run.StartWts != "" { // this is just for testing -- not usually needed
-	// 	ss.Loops.Step(Train, 1, Trial) // get past NewRun
-	// 	ss.Net.OpenWeightsJSON(core.Filename(ss.Config.Run.StartWts))
-	// 	mpi.Printf("Starting with initial weights from: %s\n", ss.Config.Run.StartWts)
-	// }
+	if ss.Config.Params.Note != "" {
+		mpi.Printf("Note: %s\n", ss.Config.Params.Note)
+	}
+	if ss.Config.Log.SaveWeights {
+		mpi.Printf("Saving final weights per run\n")
+	}
+	runName := ss.Params.RunName(ss.Config.Run.Run)
+	datafs.Scalar[string](ss.Current, "RunName").SetString1D(runName, 0)
+	netName := ss.Net.Name
+
+	ss.Init()
+
+	axon.OpenLogFile(ss.Config.Log.Trial, ss.StatsData(Train, Trial).GetDirTable(nil), netName, runName, "trl")
+	axon.OpenLogFile(ss.Config.Log.Epoch, ss.StatsData(Train, Epoch).GetDirTable(nil), netName, runName, "epc")
+	axon.OpenLogFile(ss.Config.Log.Run, ss.StatsData(Train, Run).GetDirTable(nil), netName, runName, "run")
+
+	axon.OpenLogFile(ss.Config.Log.TestTrial, ss.StatsData(Test, Trial).GetDirTable(nil), netName, runName, "trl")
+	axon.OpenLogFile(ss.Config.Log.TestEpoch, ss.StatsData(Test, Epoch).GetDirTable(nil), netName, runName, "epc")
+
+	mpi.Printf("Running %d Runs starting at %d\n", ss.Config.Run.NRuns, ss.Config.Run.Run)
+	ss.Loops.Loop(Train, Run).Counter.SetCurMaxPlusN(ss.Config.Run.Run, ss.Config.Run.NRuns)
+
+	if ss.Config.Run.StartWts != "" { // this is just for testing -- not usually needed
+		ss.Loops.Step(Train, 1, Trial) // get past NewRun
+		ss.Net.OpenWeightsJSON(core.Filename(ss.Config.Run.StartWts))
+		mpi.Printf("Starting with initial weights from: %s\n", ss.Config.Run.StartWts)
+	}
 
 	// if ss.Config.Run.GPU {
 	// 	ss.Net.ConfigGPUnoGUI(&ss.Context)
 	// }
 	// mpi.Printf("Set NThreads to: %d\n", ss.Net.NThreads)
-	//
-	// ss.Loops.Run(Train)
-	//
-	// ss.Logs.CloseLogFiles()
-	//
-	// if netdata {
-	// 	ss.GUI.SaveNetData(ss.Stats.String("RunName"))
-	// }
+
+	ss.Loops.Run(Train)
+
+	ss.StatsData(Train, Epoch).GetDirTable(nil).CloseLog()
 
 	// ss.Net.GPU.Destroy() // safe even if no GPU
 }
diff --git a/examples/ra25/ra25.goal b/examples/ra25/ra25.goal
index 3119765db..11378cb39 100644
--- a/examples/ra25/ra25.goal
+++ b/examples/ra25/ra25.goal
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ func (ss *Sim) StatsStep(lmd, ltm enums.Enum) {
 		return
 	}
 	ss.RunStats(mode, level, Step)
+	ss.StatsData(mode, level).GetDirTable(nil).WriteToLog()
 }
 
 // RunStats runs the StatFuncs for given mode, level and phase.
@@ -883,51 +884,42 @@ func (ss *Sim) RunGUI() {
 }
 
 func (ss *Sim) RunNoGUI() {
-	// if ss.Config.Params.Note != "" {
-	// 	mpi.Printf("Note: %s\n", ss.Config.Params.Note)
-	// }
-	// if ss.Config.Log.SaveWeights {
-	// 	mpi.Printf("Saving final weights per run\n")
-	// }
-	// runName := ss.Params.RunName(ss.Config.Run.Run)
-	// ss.Stats.SetString("RunName", runName) // used for naming logs, stats, etc
-	// netName := ss.Net.Name
-
-	// elog.SetLogFile(&ss.Logs, ss.Config.Log.Trial, Train, Trial, "trl", netName, runName)
-	// elog.SetLogFile(&ss.Logs, ss.Config.Log.Epoch, Train, Epoch, "epc", netName, runName)
-	// elog.SetLogFile(&ss.Logs, ss.Config.Log.Run, Train, Run, "run", netName, runName)
-	// elog.SetLogFile(&ss.Logs, ss.Config.Log.TestEpoch, Test, Epoch, "tst_epc", netName, runName)
-	// elog.SetLogFile(&ss.Logs, ss.Config.Log.TestTrial, Test, Trial, "tst_trl", netName, runName)
-	//
-	// netdata := ss.Config.Log.NetData
-	// if netdata {
-	// 	mpi.Printf("Saving NetView data from testing\n")
-	// 	ss.GUI.InitNetData(ss.Net, 200)
-	// }
-	//
-	// ss.Init()
-	//
-	// mpi.Printf("Running %d Runs starting at %d\n", ss.Config.Run.NRuns, ss.Config.Run.Run)
-	// ss.Loops.GetLoop(Train, Run).Counter.SetCurMaxPlusN(ss.Config.Run.Run, ss.Config.Run.NRuns)
-	//
-	// if ss.Config.Run.StartWts != "" { // this is just for testing -- not usually needed
-	// 	ss.Loops.Step(Train, 1, Trial) // get past NewRun
-	// 	ss.Net.OpenWeightsJSON(core.Filename(ss.Config.Run.StartWts))
-	// 	mpi.Printf("Starting with initial weights from: %s\n", ss.Config.Run.StartWts)
-	// }
+	if ss.Config.Params.Note != "" {
+		mpi.Printf("Note: %s\n", ss.Config.Params.Note)
+	}
+	if ss.Config.Log.SaveWeights {
+		mpi.Printf("Saving final weights per run\n")
+	}
+	runName := ss.Params.RunName(ss.Config.Run.Run)
+	datafs.Scalar[string](ss.Current, "RunName").SetString1D(runName, 0)
+	netName := ss.Net.Name
+
+	ss.Init()
+
+	axon.OpenLogFile(ss.Config.Log.Trial, ss.StatsData(Train, Trial).GetDirTable(nil), netName, runName, "trl")
+	axon.OpenLogFile(ss.Config.Log.Epoch, ss.StatsData(Train, Epoch).GetDirTable(nil), netName, runName, "epc")
+	axon.OpenLogFile(ss.Config.Log.Run, ss.StatsData(Train, Run).GetDirTable(nil), netName, runName, "run")
+
+	axon.OpenLogFile(ss.Config.Log.TestTrial, ss.StatsData(Test, Trial).GetDirTable(nil), netName, runName, "trl")
+	axon.OpenLogFile(ss.Config.Log.TestEpoch, ss.StatsData(Test, Epoch).GetDirTable(nil), netName, runName, "epc")
+
+	mpi.Printf("Running %d Runs starting at %d\n", ss.Config.Run.NRuns, ss.Config.Run.Run)
+	ss.Loops.Loop(Train, Run).Counter.SetCurMaxPlusN(ss.Config.Run.Run, ss.Config.Run.NRuns)
+
+	if ss.Config.Run.StartWts != "" { // this is just for testing -- not usually needed
+		ss.Loops.Step(Train, 1, Trial) // get past NewRun
+		ss.Net.OpenWeightsJSON(core.Filename(ss.Config.Run.StartWts))
+		mpi.Printf("Starting with initial weights from: %s\n", ss.Config.Run.StartWts)
+	}
 
 	// if ss.Config.Run.GPU {
 	// 	ss.Net.ConfigGPUnoGUI(&ss.Context)
 	// }
 	// mpi.Printf("Set NThreads to: %d\n", ss.Net.NThreads)
-	//
-	// ss.Loops.Run(Train)
-	//
-	// ss.Logs.CloseLogFiles()
-	//
-	// if netdata {
-	// 	ss.GUI.SaveNetData(ss.Stats.String("RunName"))
-	// }
+
+	ss.Loops.Run(Train)
+
+	ss.StatsData(Train, Epoch).GetDirTable(nil).CloseLog()
 
 	// ss.Net.GPU.Destroy() // safe even if no GPU
 }