Jianlin, I a logging all messages to a file called axis.log:
- Take the log4j.properties file out of axis.jar - Adapt it to look like this (or have a look at the log4j Manual if you want something else) # Set root category priority to ERROR and its only appender to A1. log4j.rootCategory=DEBUG, A2 # A1 is set to be a ConsoleAppender. log4j.appender.A1=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender # A1 uses PatternLayout. log4j.appender.A1.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout log4j.appender.A1.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n # A2 is set to be a FileAppender. log4j.appender.A2=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender log4j.appender.A2.File=axis.log # A1 uses PatternLayout. log4j.appender.A2.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout log4j.appender.A2.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n - Then put it back on the classpath Hope this helps, Koen -----Original Message----- From: Jianlin Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 February 2002 02:31 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: how to log debug message in Axis How to log debug message in Axis? Suppose that I want to do this within the handlers. Thanks.