Re: Log files always locked

2007-05-02 Thread Brantley Hobbs
, May 02, 2007 2:34 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Log files always locked Just something that bugs me. On windows if you try open a tomcat log file... which are typically associated with something like notepad, you get In Use By Another Program. Why does Tomcat lock the file handle

Re: Log files always locked

2007-05-02 Thread Johnny Kewl
: Log files always locked Johnny: I use Textpad to open the log file; if the log file is updated, it will automatically update the screen. Try that. -Original Message- From: Johnny Kewl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 2:34 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Log

RE: Log files always locked

2007-05-02 Thread Propes, Barry L
: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 1:34 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Log files always locked Just something that bugs me. On windows if you try open a tomcat log file... which are typically associated with something like notepad, you get In Use By Another Program. Why does Tomcat lock the file

Re: Log files always locked

2007-05-02 Thread Rashmi Rubdi
: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 8:45 PM Subject: RE: Log files always locked Johnny: I use Textpad to open the log file; if the log file is updated, it will automatically update the screen. Try that. -Original Message- From: Johnny Kewl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 02

Re: Log files always locked

2007-05-02 Thread David Kerber
, but if there are only going to be occasional writes, then I close it every time. - Original Message - From: Venkat Venkataramanan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Tomcat Users List' users@tomcat.apache.org Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 8:45 PM Subject: RE: Log files always locked Johnny: I use Textpad

RE: Log files always locked

2007-05-02 Thread Fargusson.Alan
, May 02, 2007 11:34 AM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Log files always locked Just something that bugs me. On windows if you try open a tomcat log file... which are typically associated with something like notepad, you get In Use By Another Program. Why does Tomcat lock the file handle

Re: Log files always locked

2007-05-02 Thread Johnny Kewl
Rubdi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tomcat Users List users@tomcat.apache.org Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 9:07 PM Subject: Re: Log files always locked I'm able to open Tomcat log files with Notepad, while Tomcat is running. I guess the lock happens when Tomcat is writing to the log file, and the file

RE: Log files always locked

2007-05-02 Thread Caldarale, Charles R
From: Johnny Kewl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Log files always locked but if you look at Propes, Barry L post... thats exactly wot I had to do ie copy all the files... and then open them... That doesn't really make sense: if they were hard locked, how were you able to copy

RE: Log files always locked

2007-05-02 Thread Propes, Barry L
or other. -Original Message- From: Caldarale, Charles R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 3:55 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: RE: Log files always locked From: Johnny Kewl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Log files always locked but if you look

RE: Log files always locked

2007-05-02 Thread Steven Rock
PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 3:54 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: RE: Log files always locked I think this is a Windows issue. I doubt that Tomcat actually locks the log files. The reason I think that this is a Windows issue is that I run into the same thing with other programs

Re: Log files always locked

2007-05-02 Thread Johnny Kewl
02, 2007 10:54 PM Subject: RE: Log files always locked From: Johnny Kewl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Log files always locked but if you look at Propes, Barry L post... thats exactly wot I had to do ie copy all the files... and then open them... That doesn't really make sense

RE: Log files always locked

2007-05-02 Thread Caldarale, Charles R
From: Johnny Kewl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Log files always locked I think its just because a copy on a drag and drop is opening the file as read only... Thing is utilities like notepad and wordpad will try open rw. Makes sense. What about a real editor like ConTEXT

RE: Log files always locked

2007-05-02 Thread Propes, Barry L
log4j, if that matters, which I doubt it does. -Original Message- From: Caldarale, Charles R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 4:06 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: RE: Log files always locked From: Johnny Kewl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Log files

RE: Log files always locked

2007-05-02 Thread Propes, Barry L
02, 2007 10:54 PM Subject: RE: Log files always locked From: Johnny Kewl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Log files always locked but if you look at Propes, Barry L post... thats exactly wot I had to do ie copy all the files... and then open them... That doesn't really make sense

Re: Log files always locked

2007-05-02 Thread Johnny Kewl
: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 11:13 PM Subject: RE: Log files always locked I've not tried to attempt to open it in Textpad with a current date log. If I'm trying to troubleshoot some problems, I just drag it from my shared dir's subdirectory to either my desktop (usually) or another location

RE: Log files always locked

2007-05-02 Thread Propes, Barry L
@tomcat.apache.org Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 11:13 PM Subject: RE: Log files always locked I've not tried to attempt to open it in Textpad with a current date log. If I'm trying to troubleshoot some problems, I just drag it from my shared dir's subdirectory to either my desktop (usually) or another

RE: Log files always locked

2007-05-02 Thread Caldarale, Charles R
From: Propes, Barry L [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Log files always locked oh yeah, I use Textpad a great deal, I just usually don't open the logs in it -- I just double click and open them in their native app (notepad.). That's one of the reasons I use ConTEXT - it replaces