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Posted to log4j-user@logging.apache.org by T Master <tm...@iknowledgeinc.com> on 2001/12/10 18:55:23 UTC

FileAppender.setFile(newFile) not working?

Strange problem I'm experiencing.

I have a FileAppender.

I changed the file it logs to at run-time.
Whilst getFile() returns the new filepath correctly,
the old file is still being logged to.

Anyone experienced, or tried this feature?


T Master


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Re: FileAppender.setFile(newFile) not working?

Posted by T Master <tm...@iknowledgeinc.com>.
Ahhhhh!!!

Thats in the javadoc too for the method!
*slaps himself*

Thanks Ceiki.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ceki Gulcu" <ce...@qos.ch>
To: "Log4J Users List" <lo...@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: FileAppender.setFile(newFile) not working?


> 
> Hello,
> 
> setFile must be followed by activateOptions. HTH, Ceki
> 



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Re: FileAppender.setFile(newFile) not working?

Posted by Ceki Gulcu <ce...@qos.ch>.
Hello,

setFile must be followed by activateOptions. HTH, Ceki

At 10:55 10.12.2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Strange problem I'm experiencing.
>
>I have a FileAppender.
>
>I changed the file it logs to at run-time.
>Whilst getFile() returns the new filepath correctly,
>the old file is still being logged to.
>
>Anyone experienced, or tried this feature?
>
>
>T Master
>
>
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