I'm not sure I totally understand, but if it is in the realm of Java I have found log4j to be very useful for outputting messages. It can be configured to output data for specific classes to the console, to files (html, xml, txt) or to a DB.
Check out the articles section of the page below for further details: http://logging.apache.org/log4j/docs/documentation.html Luke Shannon Web Design/Development Java Programmer http://www.lukeshannon.com phone: 416-570-1984 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 10:57 AM Subject: Getting Screen Output while Processing? > Hi, gang, > > A fellow sent me a private message this morning because government policy > won't let him post a message to a public group such as this one. So I'm > going to rephrase his question and then send your answer back to him. > > How can I get my own messages on the screen as FOP processes a file? With > XSLT, I can use the message instruction. Is there a similar instruction > that I can use with FOP? Or some other way to get messages? > > Thanks. > > Jay Bryant > Bryant Communication Services > (presently consulting at Synergistic Solution Technologies) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]