Re: Setting properties for log4j.xml configuration file
Meanwhile I found the solution (for all, who'll might have the same question in future:) by defining an XML entity declaring the logfiles directory (or any other parameter, required, to be referenced in the log4j.xml) - Sample: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8 ? !DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM log4j.dtd [!ENTITY log4j:logDir C:/MyProject/MyLogs] log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j='http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/' appender name=fileout class=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender param name=file value=log4j:logDir;/mytests.log/ Thomas Wiedmann ... - To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org
Re: Setting properties for log4j.xml configuration file
You're right, I did miss something. I didn't see log4j.logdir being set
within the file in the original example. Sorry about that. Your original
answer appears to be right on the money.
Jake
On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:54:31 -0600
Curt Arnold carn...@apache.org wrote:
I read the question as how do I define parameters once in an XML
configuration file and the use of system properties was just a convenient way
of doing that in property file configurations. The property file example
included setting log4j.logdir in the file and I'm not aware of any capability
in XML configuration files to set system properties. If the property was
already set externally, then you could use the same type of expressions as in
the example.
On Feb 21, 2011, at 8:05 PM, Jacob Kjome wrote:
Curt,
Maybe I'm missing something, but how does using XML entity refs do anything
for
referencing Java system properties? The simple answer is that Log4j XML
config
files support exactly the same syntax as properties files, e.g.,
param name=File value=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender1.log/
I don't recall whether/where it's specifically documented or not, but it
works.
Jake
On 2/20/2011 10:30 PM, Curt Arnold wrote:
XML entity references can be used for that purpose and are defined in the
XML Recommendation (http://www.w3.org/TR/xml/#sec-references).
!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration
[
!ENTITY logdir c:/data/logfiles
]
log4j:configuration
...
param name=file value=logdir;/
...
/log4j:configuration
On Feb 20, 2011, at 6:35 AM, Thomas Wiedmann wrote:
Hello,
usually in flat plain text log4j.config files global system properties can
be defined, which may be referenced in the configuration of different
appenders, e. g.
log4j.logdir=C:/Data/logfiles
...
log4j.appender.MyAppender1.File=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender1.log
...
log4j.appender.MyAppender2.File=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender2.log
I found this is a very convenient way to define (and to administer) such
parameters only once globally for the entire log configuration and to use it
on several references as here in the appenders configuration.
How can such global system properties be defined in xml-based configuration
files (log4j.xml)?
Where is it documented? I'd found no hint about it.
Thomas Wiedmann
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Re: Setting properties for log4j.xml configuration file
Curt,
Maybe I'm missing something, but how does using XML entity refs do anything for
referencing Java system properties? The simple answer is that Log4j XML config
files support exactly the same syntax as properties files, e.g.,
param name=File value=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender1.log/
I don't recall whether/where it's specifically documented or not, but it works.
Jake
On 2/20/2011 10:30 PM, Curt Arnold wrote:
XML entity references can be used for that purpose and are defined in the XML
Recommendation (http://www.w3.org/TR/xml/#sec-references).
!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration
[
!ENTITY logdir c:/data/logfiles
]
log4j:configuration
...
param name=file value=logdir;/
...
/log4j:configuration
On Feb 20, 2011, at 6:35 AM, Thomas Wiedmann wrote:
Hello,
usually in flat plain text log4j.config files global system properties can
be defined, which may be referenced in the configuration of different
appenders, e. g.
log4j.logdir=C:/Data/logfiles
...
log4j.appender.MyAppender1.File=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender1.log
...
log4j.appender.MyAppender2.File=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender2.log
I found this is a very convenient way to define (and to administer) such
parameters only once globally for the entire log configuration and to use it
on several references as here in the appenders configuration.
How can such global system properties be defined in xml-based configuration
files (log4j.xml)?
Where is it documented? I'd found no hint about it.
Thomas Wiedmann
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Re: Setting properties for log4j.xml configuration file
I read the question as how do I define parameters once in an XML
configuration file and the use of system properties was just a convenient way
of doing that in property file configurations. The property file example
included setting log4j.logdir in the file and I'm not aware of any capability
in XML configuration files to set system properties. If the property was
already set externally, then you could use the same type of expressions as in
the example.
On Feb 21, 2011, at 8:05 PM, Jacob Kjome wrote:
Curt,
Maybe I'm missing something, but how does using XML entity refs do anything
for
referencing Java system properties? The simple answer is that Log4j XML
config
files support exactly the same syntax as properties files, e.g.,
param name=File value=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender1.log/
I don't recall whether/where it's specifically documented or not, but it
works.
Jake
On 2/20/2011 10:30 PM, Curt Arnold wrote:
XML entity references can be used for that purpose and are defined in the
XML Recommendation (http://www.w3.org/TR/xml/#sec-references).
!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration
[
!ENTITY logdir c:/data/logfiles
]
log4j:configuration
...
param name=file value=logdir;/
...
/log4j:configuration
On Feb 20, 2011, at 6:35 AM, Thomas Wiedmann wrote:
Hello,
usually in flat plain text log4j.config files global system properties can
be defined, which may be referenced in the configuration of different
appenders, e. g.
log4j.logdir=C:/Data/logfiles
...
log4j.appender.MyAppender1.File=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender1.log
...
log4j.appender.MyAppender2.File=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender2.log
I found this is a very convenient way to define (and to administer) such
parameters only once globally for the entire log configuration and to use
it on several references as here in the appenders configuration.
How can such global system properties be defined in xml-based configuration
files (log4j.xml)?
Where is it documented? I'd found no hint about it.
Thomas Wiedmann
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Re: Setting properties for log4j.xml configuration file
... and I'm not aware of any capability in XML configuration files to set
system properties.
Yes, exactly this is my main question (How to set a property, which can be
referenced in the xml config elsewhere? It works in flat log4j text config
files) - it's still open. Unfortunately I didn't even found a hint about it
in the link http://wiki.apache.org/logging-log4j/Log4jXmlFormat.
Thomas Wiedmann
On Feb 21, 2011, at 8:05 PM, Jacob Kjome wrote:
Curt,
Maybe I'm missing something, but how does using XML entity refs do
anything for
referencing Java system properties? The simple answer is that Log4j XML
config
files support exactly the same syntax as properties files, e.g.,
param name=File value=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender1.log/
I don't recall whether/where it's specifically documented or not, but it
works.
Jake
On 2/20/2011 10:30 PM, Curt Arnold wrote:
XML entity references can be used for that purpose and are defined in the
XML Recommendation (http://www.w3.org/TR/xml/#sec-references).
!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration
[
!ENTITY logdir c:/data/logfiles
]
log4j:configuration
...
param name=file value=logdir;/
...
/log4j:configuration
On Feb 20, 2011, at 6:35 AM, Thomas Wiedmann wrote:
Hello,
usually in flat plain text log4j.config files global system properties
can be defined, which may be referenced in the configuration of
different appenders, e. g.
log4j.logdir=C:/Data/logfiles
...
log4j.appender.MyAppender1.File=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender1.log
...
log4j.appender.MyAppender2.File=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender2.log
I found this is a very convenient way to define (and to administer) such
parameters only once globally for the entire log configuration and to
use it on several references as here in the appenders configuration.
How can such global system properties be defined in xml-based
configuration files (log4j.xml)?
Where is it documented? I'd found no hint about it.
Thomas Wiedmann
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Setting properties for log4j.xml configuration file
Hello,
usually in flat plain text log4j.config files global system properties can
be defined, which may be referenced in the configuration of different
appenders, e. g.
log4j.logdir=C:/Data/logfiles
...
log4j.appender.MyAppender1.File=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender1.log
...
log4j.appender.MyAppender2.File=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender2.log
I found this is a very convenient way to define (and to administer) such
parameters only once globally for the entire log configuration and to use it
on several references as here in the appenders configuration.
How can such global system properties be defined in xml-based configuration
files (log4j.xml)?
Where is it documented? I'd found no hint about it.
Thomas Wiedmann
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Re: Setting properties for log4j.xml configuration file
Hi,
actually you are right. I think we should improve our documentation here.
In meanwhile, please try this:
http://wiki.apache.org/logging-log4j/Log4jXmlFormat
Let me know if this solves your problems.
Cheers
Christian
On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Thomas Wiedmann th...@gmx.de wrote:
Hello,
usually in flat plain text log4j.config files global system properties can
be defined, which may be referenced in the configuration of different
appenders, e. g.
log4j.logdir=C:/Data/logfiles
...
log4j.appender.MyAppender1.File=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender1.log
...
log4j.appender.MyAppender2.File=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender2.log
I found this is a very convenient way to define (and to administer) such
parameters only once globally for the entire log configuration and to use it
on several references as here in the appenders configuration.
How can such global system properties be defined in xml-based configuration
files (log4j.xml)?
Where is it documented? I'd found no hint about it.
Thomas Wiedmann
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Re: Setting properties for log4j.xml configuration file
XML entity references can be used for that purpose and are defined in the XML
Recommendation (http://www.w3.org/TR/xml/#sec-references).
!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration
[
!ENTITY logdir c:/data/logfiles
]
log4j:configuration
...
param name=file value=logdir;/
...
/log4j:configuration
On Feb 20, 2011, at 6:35 AM, Thomas Wiedmann wrote:
Hello,
usually in flat plain text log4j.config files global system properties can be
defined, which may be referenced in the configuration of different appenders,
e. g.
log4j.logdir=C:/Data/logfiles
...
log4j.appender.MyAppender1.File=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender1.log
...
log4j.appender.MyAppender2.File=${log4j.logdir}/MyAppender2.log
I found this is a very convenient way to define (and to administer) such
parameters only once globally for the entire log configuration and to use it
on several references as here in the appenders configuration.
How can such global system properties be defined in xml-based configuration
files (log4j.xml)?
Where is it documented? I'd found no hint about it.
Thomas Wiedmann
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