Try pulling out the: PropertyConfigurator.configure("log4j.properties") line.
You shouldn't need it. Just let log4j find it in your classes directory. On Thu, 2004-10-28 at 20:14, Mufaddal Khumri wrote: > I just did that. I have a WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties file with > the following: > > # initialise root logger with level DEBUG and call it A1 > log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, A1 > # set the appender to be FileAppender > log4j.appender.A1=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender > # set set that layout to be SimpleLayout > log4j.appender.A1.layout=org.apache.log4j.SimpleLayout > > I have this in the java code: > Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Helper.class); > PropertyConfigurator.configure("log4j.properties"); > > I get the following exception: > java.io.FileNotFoundException: log4j.properties (No such file or > directory) > at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method) > at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:106) > at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:66) > at > org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.doConfigure(PropertyConfigurator.j > ava:297) > > > On Oct 28, 2004, at 4:56 PM, Ben Souther wrote: > > > Log4j looks on your class path for a properties file > > "log4j.properties". If you put the file in WEB-INF/classes > > it will find it. > > > > Here's a real simple example: > > log4j.rootCategory=DEBUG, dest1 > > log4j.appender.dest1=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender > > log4j.appender.dest1.file=/usr/local/tomcat/logs/myapp.log > > log4j.appender.dest1.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout > > log4j.appender.dest1.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p: %m%n > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2004-10-28 at 19:08, Mufaddal Khumri wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Am new to log4j. Am using Tomcat 5 and my webapp-myNiceWebApp is in > >> Tomcat/webapps/myNiceWebApp > >> > >> I have a class that I have the following code in: > >> > >> Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Helper.class); > >> SimpleLayout layout = new SimpleLayout(); > >> > >> FileAppender appender = null; > >> try > >> { > >> appender = new FileAppender(layout,"output1.txt",false); > >> } > >> catch(Exception e) > >> { > >> e.printStackTrace(); > >> } > >> > >> logger.addAppender(appender); > >> logger.setLevel((Level)Level.DEBUG); > >> > >> logger.debug("some message"); > >> > >> Que 1. Where does the file output1.txt get created? > >> Que 2. How does log4j know where to create it and can it be > >> controlled? > >> Que 3. I am going to use a configuration file either use the > >> DOMConfigurator or PropertyConfigurator to load the log4j properties. > >> Where do i place this file log4j configuration file? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Mufaddal Khumri > Software Developer > Waves In Motion > Phone: 602 956 7080 x 26 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]