If you want to use backward slash you can escape it but the forward slash "/projects/util/log4jProps.lcf" should have worked. We are using it in our servlet. Remember if any of your system (development or production) is UNIX then the file name is case sensitive.
Thanks, Swami > -----Original Message----- > From: Nair, Ranjini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: April 1, 2002 11:12 AM > To: 'Log4J Users List' > Subject: RE: Problem specifying the properties file path in > PropertyConfig urat or > > > Swami, > > I've tried both ways. Both don't seem to work. The first one > still fails to > initialize and I cannot use \projects\util\log4jProps.lcf as > the compiler > complains about invalid escape characters. > > Thanks, > Ranjini. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Swami Iyer [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 11:06 AM > > To: 'Log4J Users List' > > Subject: RE: Problem specifying the properties file path in > > PropertyConfig urat or > > > > You are specifing the file in the URI format and that's why > the drive is > > necessary. All it requires is the relative path, you can try > > /projects/util/log4jProps.lcf or > \projects\util\log4jProps.lcf and it > > should > > work. > > > > Swami > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Nair, Ranjini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: April 1, 2002 10:53 AM > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > Subject: Problem specifying the properties file path in > > > PropertyConfigurat or > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > I am having problems specifying the path for the > properties file in > > > PropertyConfigurator.configureAndWatch(). I'm using > log4j1.1.3 and am > > > initilizing log4j in the servlet. I'm calling this method as, > > > > > > PropertyConfigurator.configureAndWatch("\\projects\util\log4jP > > > rops.lcf", > > > 5000). > > > > > > I find that on our development servers, this does not work > > > and I need to > > > specify the drive in order for the initialization to work, > > > > > > PropertyConfigurator.configureAndWatch("c:\\projects\util\log4 > > > jProps.lcf", > > > 5000). I have this directory in the CLASSPATH but that > > > doesn't seem to help. > > > > > > The drive is different on the development, QA and production > > > machines. Is > > > there any way that I can overcome this dependency on the > drive letter? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Ranjini. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>