Re: Java Log File Locking on System i

["Brian Johnson" <brian.johnson.mn@xxxxxxxxx>]

My favorite is WDSCi Lpex editor.  Use IFS Files subsystem to navigate to
the log file, select open with Lpex.  Works great, and I haven't had trouble
opening files being logged to by active Java application running on the
iSeries.


On 6/23/07, Pete Helgren <Pete@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Paul,
>
> Without going to a different editor, you are probably stuck.
>
> One other work around if you use an Office package:  You can open it
> with Microsoft Word (or Open Office Writer if you are a "progressive"
> technologist).  Word will prompt you to open it in read only mode but
> the formatting is a little bit better than notepad.  OO Writer just
> opens it.  You could create a shortcut in the "Send To" folder of the
> folks who need to open the log files to simplify the process so they
> just right click the file and "send to" Writer for example.
>
> Pete
>
>
> Paul Holm wrote:
> > Pete,
> >
> > Yes, I am mapping a drive.  I can open the file with NotePad but lines
> > of log data wrap and it becomes nearly unreadable.  When opening the log
> > with wordPad I get the locked file exception.  I can copy the locked
> > file and open the copy with WORDPAD but that is not convenient.   It
> > seems that the iSeries JDK file.io/IFS code behaves differently in terms
> > of locking than the Windows/sun JDK equivalent.  It simply makes it a
> > pain to view log files.  Perhaps there is a viewer that can both format
> > nicely and not lock.  However, this makes it a pain for end
> > user/customers to get some special viewer.
> >
> > As Walden indicated, notePad must open readOnly while WordPad opens for
> > write.
> >
> > Thanks,  Paul
> >
> >
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