[logback-user] [Question] fileNamePattern in logback.xml

[Chris Pratt]

There's really nothing to fix, it's a Java limitation.  The \ has special
meaning, and to escape it you MUST use \\.
  (*Chris*)

On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 3:44 AM, Seeta Vadali <svadali at sdl.com> wrote:

> Dear Logback team,****
>
> ** **
>
>           First of all I am not very sure is it correct way to ask
> questions regarding logback. I couldn’t find any forum. I thought of
> creating bug in JIRA (http://jira.qos.ch/browse/LOGBACK) but I don’t have
> rights …. So I am dropping mail to given mail id… ****
>
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>           Coming to bug : ****
>
>           ------------------ ****
>
>           I am trying to optimize logback.xml file in our environment.
> Logging directory location we are specifying in more than one location so I
> am trying to create a variable ( property ) to hold log directory and
> reuse. Now problem is if path is “D:\seeta\log” then logback is stripping
> out all back ward slashes and giving it as “D:seetalog”. I know if I use
> forward slash or double slash it works fine but I cannot control the user
> who use my tool. Can you please help us in fixing it? ****
>
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>           Working scenario ****
>
>           =============****
>
>           <configuration>****
>
>       …****
>
>       <fileNamePattern>
> d:\seeta\log\cd_core.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log</fileNamePattern>****
>
>       …****
>
> </configuration>****
>
> ****
>
>           NON-Working Scenario****
>
>           ==============****
>
>           <configuration>****
>
> …****
>
>       <property name="log.dir" value="d:\seeta\log"/>****
>
>       …****
>
>
> <fileNamePattern>${log.dir}\cd_core.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log</fileNamePattern>**
> **
>
>       …****
>
> </configuration>****
>
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> NOTE : I have attached logback.jar and configuration files. Here
> {{logback_working.xml}} is existing configuration and trying to modify to
> {{ logback_NOT_working.xml}}****
>
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>
> Regards,****
>
> Seeta Vadali****
>
> ** **
>
>
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