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log4j:ERROR setFile(null,true) call failed.

 
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Hi,

I am getting the following error
"log4j:ERROR setFile(null,true) call failed." When i try to run the application.

The below code is the sample class file which is used for put properties into the the Properties file.



In the action class, I am calling the above class to write the logger


When I try to run the application, it is giving me the following error when trying to write it to the log file

log4j:ERROR setFile(null,true) call failed.
java.io.FileNotFoundException: "Mail.log" (The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.openAppend(Native Method)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.setFile(FileAppender.java:289)
at org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender.setFile(RollingFileAppender.java:165)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.activateOptions(FileAppender.java:163)
at org.apache.log4j.config.PropertySetter.activate(PropertySetter.java:256)
at org.apache.log4j.config.PropertySetter.setProperties(PropertySetter.java:132)
at org.apache.log4j.config.PropertySetter.setProperties(PropertySetter.java:96)
at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.parseAppender(PropertyConfigurator.java:654)
at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.parseCategory(PropertyConfigurator.java:612)
at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.configureRootCategory(PropertyConfigurator.java:509)
at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.doConfigure(PropertyConfigurator.java:415)
at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.configure(PropertyConfigurator.java:349)
at com.test.util.LogHooks.initLogger(LogHooks.java:141)
at com.test.util.LogHooks.writeOutputLog(LogHooks.java:155)
at com.test.action.MailAction.executeProcess(MailAction.java:103)
at com.tk.startup.EmailStartUp.main(EmailStartUp.java:45)

Anybody could you please tell me as to how to avoid this error file when trying to run the applicaiton

thanks in advance
Smriti
 
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Its a late replay but it may help someone..

I came across the same issue when using the log4j.

I use a property file file in src/main/resources/log4j.properties something like..



#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, S, R
log4j.rootCategory=S, R

#log4j.logger.com.dappit.Dapper.parser=ERROR
#log4j.logger.org.w3c.tidy=FATAL

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# The following properties configure the console (stdout) appender.
# See http://logging.apache.org/log4j/docs/api/index.html for details.
#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
log4j.appender.S = org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.S.layout = org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.S.layout.ConversionPattern =%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %t/%c{1} [%p] %m%n

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# The following properties configure the Daily Rolling File appender.
# See http://logging.apache.org/log4j/docs/api/index.html for details.
#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
log4j.appender.R = org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.R.File = "DataSourceFactory.log"
log4j.appender.R.Append = true
log4j.appender.R.MaxFileSize=10MB
log4j.appender.R.MaxBackupIndex=1000
#log4j.appender.R.DatePattern = '.'yyy-MM-dd
log4j.appender.R.layout = org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.R.layout.ConversionPattern =%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %t/%c{1} [%p] %m%n


#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

removing the double quotes from the log4j.appender.R.File = "DataSourceFactory.log" entry solved my problem easily.
 
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