Hi Naidu,
You code runs fine on a standalone app on win2k m/c with log4j-1.2.8. It
has to be something with your webapp/websphere setting.
-pradeep kanwar
ps: your properties file with a basic prog
*******BasicReadFileProperties.properties**********
log4j.category.sca.kpol=ERROR, HL7_APPENDER_SCA
log4j.additivity.sca.kpol=false
log4j.appender.HL7_APPENDER_SCA=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.HL7_APPENDER_SCA.File=hl7_rxrefill_sca.log
log4j.appender.HL7_APPENDER_SCA.MaxFileSize=10KB
log4j.appender.HL7_APPENDER_SCA.MaxBackupIndex=1
log4j.appender.HL7_APPENDER_SCA.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.HL7_APPENDER_SCA.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %-5p
- %m%n
*****BasicReadFileProperties.java************
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator;
/**
* @author [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* Mar 2, 2004
* TODO: put class desc here
*/
public class BasicReadPropertyFile {
public void logTest(){
System.out.println("log testing starts....");
//read properties
PropertyConfigurator.configure("C:\\projects\\lab\\BasicReadPropertyFile.pro
perties");
//create logger instance
//Logger l = Logger.getLogger("BasicReadPropertyFile.class");
Logger l = Logger.getLogger("sca.kpol");
//log data
for(int i=0; i<10000 ;i++){
l.debug("debug");
l.info("info");
l.warn("warn");
l.error("error");
l.fatal("fatal");
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
BasicReadPropertyFile brpf = new BasicReadPropertyFile();
brpf.logTest();
}
}
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----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: Log4j problem with Rolling file appender!
> Hi,
>
> We are currently using log4j-1.2.7 and deployed as a web application in
> WebSphere
> application server. The setting for the Rolling File Appender is
>
> log4j.category.sca.kpol=ERROR, HL7_APPENDER_SCA
> log4j.additivity.sca.kpol=false
> log4j.appender.HL7_APPENDER_SCA=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
>
log4j.appender.HL7_APPENDER_SCA.File=/logs/kporg/rxrefill/hl7_rxrefill_sca.l
og
> log4j.appender.HL7_APPENDER_SCA.MaxFileSize=100KB
> log4j.appender.HL7_APPENDER_SCA.MaxBackupIndex=1
> log4j.appender.HL7_APPENDER_SCA.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
> log4j.appender.HL7_APPENDER_SCA.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %-5p
> - %m%n
>
> I am getting the following errors with this current setting, with the
> log4j backup file.
>
> 1. Wiping out the backup file: After log4j has taken the backup when the
> size is reached over 100KB, the size of hl7_rxrefill_sca.log.1 is 0KB.
> This is not happening always. But, I can't figure out the reason why it is
> wiping out the contents.
> 2. Another weird behavior. Log4j is updating both the original file and
> back up file simultaneously once the back up has taken.
>
> Appreciate you help.
> Naidu
>
>
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