I got this working by escaping the directory name as follows: log4j.appender.R.file=D:\\WSAD5.1\\Logs\\weblog.log
Bisi > -----Original Message----- > From: Adedokun, Bisi > Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 10:38 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: Specifying Different Location for Log File > > Hello, > > I'm using log4j in a struts application. I'd like to specify a > different location for the log file. Presently, the log file is written to > the $[WSAD_ROOT] which is C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere > Studio\Application Developer\v5.1. I have specified different location in > the log4j.properties file but it does not write to the specified location. > Is there a way to do this in log4j? I have gone through the log4j API, FAQ > and documentation and I did not see any entry regarding writing log file > to a different location. I'm I missing something? > > Below is a sample entry in the log4j.properties file: > > log4j.appender.R=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender > log4j.appender.R.maxBackupIndex=1 > log4j.appender.R.append=true > log4j.appender.R.bufferSize=8192 > log4j.appender.R.file=weblog.log > log4j.appender.R.bufferedIO=false > log4j.appender.R.immediateFlush=true > log4j.appender.R.maximumFileSize=102400 > log4j.appender.R.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout > log4j.appender.R.layout.conversionPattern=%d [%t] %-5p %c %M.%L %x - > %m%n > log4j.appender.R.layout.contentType=text/plain > # stdout is set to Consoleappender > log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender > # stdout uses PatternLayout > log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout > log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d [%t] %-5p %c - > %m%n > log4j.rootCategory=DEBUG, R, stdout > > > What I would like to be able to do is to specify a different > location for the file property: > log4j.appender.R.file=d:\logs\weblog.log > > Any insight into how to go about this will be appreciated. > > Bisi > ======================================================================== This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient (s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. To reply to our email administrator directly, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Toys "R" Us, Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
