Hi, Is the %X{var} pattern still supported in the latest CVS build? I'm trying to use it in the console appender and nothing is printing out. I have a central logger, which when it receives logging request will try to build the MDC data so I can use the %X{var} patterns. Code: // After receiving the log request Map m = new HashMap(); try { StringUtils.createNVList(mesg.substring("ROLEVENT".length()), ";", m); // System.out.println("Map: " + m); // System.out.println("user_id: " + m.get("user_id")); } catch (Exception ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); } // Set the MDC data mapToMDC(m); private void mapToMDC(Map m) { } ____________________________________________________ Timothy G. Mullé Senior Software Architect Reuters Valley Forge Solutions Center 1000 Madison Avenue Norristown, PA 19403-2432 Phone: (610) 650-8600 x8340 Fax: (610) 650-8170 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]