Hi, when I pass an URL to PropertyConfigurator.configure() I get an Exception. I understand that a couple of things cannot be used in applets (e.g. Reflections etc.) but would be nice if I could configure at least the ConversionPattern over a config file that the appplet can read from the server. How can I do it? Zsolt Netscape Communications Corporation -- Java 1.1.5 Type '?' for options. netscape.security.AppletSecurityException: security.member access at netscape.security.AppletSecurity.checkMemberAccess(AppletSecurity.java:1158) at netscape.security.AppletSecurity.checkMemberAccess(AppletSecurity.java:1146) at java.lang.Class.checkMemberAccess(Class.java:698) at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods(Class.java:555) at java.beans.Introspector.getTargetEventInfo(Introspector.java:444) at java.beans.Introspector.getBeanInfo(Introspector.java:200) at java.beans.Introspector.getBeanInfo(Introspector.java:83) at java.beans.Introspector.<init>(Introspector.java:178) at java.beans.Introspector.getBeanInfo(Introspector.java:83) at java.beans.Introspector.<init>(Introspector.java:178) at java.beans.Introspector.getBeanInfo(Introspector.java:83) at org.apache.log4j.config.PropertySetter.introspect(PropertySetter.java:66) at org.apache.log4j.config.PropertySetter.getPropertyDescriptor(PropertySetter.java:234) at org.apache.log4j.config.PropertySetter.setProperty(PropertySetter.java:146) at org.apache.log4j.config.PropertySetter.setProperties(PropertySetter.java:120) at org.apache.log4j.config.PropertySetter.setProperties(PropertySetter.java:87) at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.parseAppender(PropertyConfigurator.java:611) at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.parseCategory(PropertyConfigurator.java:574) at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.configureRootCategory(PropertyConfigurator.java:481) at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.doConfigure(PropertyConfigurator.java:405) at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.doConfigure(PropertyConfigurator.java:431) at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.configure(PropertyConfigurator.java:324) at cv.applets.Hierarchy.init(Hierarchy.java:815) * at netscape.applet.DerivedAppletFrame$InitAppletEvent.dispatch(DerivedAppletFrame.java:553) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread$EventPump.dispatchEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:81) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:135) at netscape.applet.DerivedAppletFrame$AppletEventDispatchThread.run(DerivedAppletFrame.java:911) -- Zsolt Koppany Intland GmbH www.intland.com Schulze-Delitzsch-Strasse 16 D-70565 Stuttgart Tel: +49-711-7871080 Fax: +49-711-7871017 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]