My fault, I think it is my express problem,maybe I mean the placeholder rather than the wildcard.
2010/12/6 JOSE L MARTINEZ-AVIAL <jlm...@gmail.com> > user.dir is a system properties, as defined in > http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/System.html > > You can setup dinamically other variable and use it. But you are right in > the sense that it is not a wildcard. What I'm wondering is in what context > makes sense to use a wildcard when defining the path where a file will be > written. What happens if there is more than one path that can fit the > wildcard? which one is used? > > 2010/12/6 Stadelmann Josef <josef.stadelm...@axa-winterthur.ch> > > > But is that given solution a real wildcard? "${user.dir}/../logs/eco" I > > guess no. > > > > 1.${user.dir} muts be define dpreviously or it comes implementation > > dependent as "" > > 2. and this may lead to errors > > 3. then /../ directs to go up in the tree one level > > 4. before you go down in the tree to /logs/eco > > > > Given ${user.dir} is not defined when used, what is the outcome? > > > > ${user.dir} must be a property may be a macro which is defined prior to > > beeing used. > > > > But if you say C:\ > dir stade*.doc then the "*" is a true wildcard > saying > > that anything wild after "stade" can stay unless the dot is received from > > where on only files with a doc extension will be listed in the directory > > command. > > > > So > > stade1.doc > > stade2.doc > > stadeX.doc > > but not > > stadeN.dot > > > > are listed > > > > Also id ${user.dior} would be something like 112345 (as possible for > > wildcards) > > Would that make sense in the wanted use and context? No, so I would not > > refer to > > ${user.dir} as to a widlcard, even ${user.dir} migth be defined to a > valid > > user > > On most OS and platforms, but have to lead/form part of a TRUE PATH in > the > > end. > > > > While this is not necessary for a true wildcard character. > > > > Or do we have to re-define what wildcards are? > > > > Josef > > > > > > > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: maven apache [mailto:apachemav...@gmail.com] > > Gesendet: Dienstag, 30. November 2010 11:10 > > An: Log4J Users List > > Betreff: Re: does log4j support wildcard > > > > 2010/11/30 JOSE L MARTINEZ-AVIAL <jlm...@gmail.com> > > > > > For example, to use the user dir in the path: > > > log4j.appender.ECO_LOG.File=${user.dir}/../logs/eco.log > > > > > > > :) Thank you very much. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2010/11/30 maven apache <apachemav...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > 2010/11/30 JOSE L MARTINEZ-AVIAL <jlm...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > > > A system propertie will do. I use it, and works perfectly. > > > > > > > > > Thanks, I will have a try. :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2010/11/30 maven apache <apachemav...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > > > > > 2010/11/30 Stadelmann Josef <josef.stadelm...@axa-winterthur.ch> > > > > > > > > > > > > > How can you define a destination with a widlcard? > > > > > > > Think : copy file-a.txt to {widlcard} > > > > > > > where wildcard is not defined when copy starts executing, > > > > > > > and then tell me where file-a.txt is after the copy completes? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My question is where to define the xxxx. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Maybe you think of xxxx as shown below! > > > > > > > # R is a rolling file appender --- not used yet / no need to > > parse > > > > > > > log4j.appender.R=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender > > > > > > > log4j.appender.R.Append=true > > > > > > > log4j.appender.R.File=${xxxx}logs/tomcat.log > > > > > > > log4j.appender.R.MaxFileSize=2MB > > > > > > > log4j.appender.R.MaxBackupIndex=10 > > > > > > > log4j.appender.R.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout > > > > > > > log4j.appender.R.layout.ConversionPattern=%p %t %c - %m%n > > > > > > > > > > > > > > now xxxx is your exported environment variable or a logical > > > > > > > and it needs to be defined unless your log will be written at > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes,so it means the xxxx can be set in the System.properties? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ./logs/tomcat.log > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Josef > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > > > > > > Von: maven apache [mailto:apachemav...@gmail.com] > > > > > > > Gesendet: Dienstag, 30. November 2010 00:31 > > > > > > > An: Log4J Users List > > > > > > > Betreff: Re: does log4j support wildcard > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. log4j.appender.FILE=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender > > > > > > > 2. log4j.appender.FILE.File={xxxx}/file.log > > > > > > > > > > > > > > where the xxxx is the wildcard > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2010/11/30 Scott Deboy <scott.de...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can you clarify what you mean specifically by 'wildcard'? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 3:32 AM, maven apache < > > > > > apachemav...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi: > > > > > > > > > Does log4j support wildcard? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there a example? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > > > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > > log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org > > > > >
