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

[Chris Pratt]

It's an XML string being read and interpreted by Java to allow for escaped
characters.
  (*Chris*)

On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 4:16 AM, <K.O.Gadellaa at rn.rabobank.nl> wrote:

> **
> Pardon the interruption, but do I understand correctly that the
> configuration then isn't XML, but a java string?
> (if it was XML, this wouldn't be a problem, right? As XML is independent
> of Java...)
>
> :p
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Koos
>
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> *Van:* logback-user-bounces at qos.ch [mailto:logback-user-bounces at qos.ch] *Namens
> *Chris Pratt
> *Verzonden:* maandag 10 september 2012 17:43
> *Aan:* logback users list
> *Onderwerp:* Re: [logback-user] [Question] fileNamePattern in logback.xml
>
>  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… ****
>>
>> ****
>>
>>           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? **
>> **
>>
>> ****
>>
>>           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>****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> 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}}****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Regards,****
>>
>> Seeta Vadali****
>>
>> ****
>>
>>
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