Re: [log4perl-devel] embedded tabs in layout.ConversionPattern

[Jeff M. <jma...@e-...>]

yes, it turned out I had other errors too. Thanks for the reply.

On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 07:20:03PM -0800, Mike Schilli wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jan 2006, Jeff Macdonald wrote:
> 
> > I'd like to do this (shortend line):
> > layout.ConversionPattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd\tHH:mm:ss}\t%m%n
> > but I get this:
> >
> > ERROR: trying to set layout for mail-parser to 'ARRAY(0x98770ec)' failed at
> > /home/jeff/projects/mail-parser-6/test-6/cpan-lib/Log/Log4perl/Config.pm
> > line 464.
> >
> > I want to embed tabs in the log format. How can I do that? I've also tried
> > \\t.
> 
> Hi Jeff,
> 
> I don't get your error message (there's probably something else with
> your config file), but "\t" in your conversion pattern will print a
> literal "\t". If you want real tabs, you can just type them literally
> into the configuration file:
> 
>   use Log::Log4perl qw(get_logger);
> 
>   my $conf = q(
>     log4perl.category.Bar.Twix         = WARN, Screen
>     log4perl.appender.Screen          = Log::Log4perl::Appender::Screen
>     log4perl.appender.Screen.filename = test.log
>     log4perl.appender.Screen.layout   = Log::Log4perl::Layout::PatternLayout
>     log4perl.appender.Screen.layout.ConversionPattern = \
>        %d{yyyy-MM-dd     HH:mm:ss}       %m%n
>   );
> 
>   Log::Log4perl::init(\$conf);
> 
>   my $logger = get_logger("Bar::Twix");
>   $logger->error("Blah");
> 
> This will result in
> 
> 2006-01-18[tab]19:15:09[tab]Blah
> 
> -- Mike
> 
> Mike Schilli
> m...@pe...

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