You could always try Vim on windows. http://www.vim.org/
You'll never use Notepad again (well, maybe ;))

JEdit has a plug-in (LogViewer) that is effectively a GUI tail.
http://www.jedit.org

Or go the whole hog and install Cygwin for a bash shell with tail, vi
and all manner of *nix utilities. http://www.cygwin.com

All Open Source, all free. Enjoy,

Jon

Cox, Charlie wrote:
> you didn't provide your platform, but since *nix has tail, I'm assuming you
> have windows.
> Under windows I've never had a tomcat log file that I couldn't view, but you
> may not be able to use your favorite editor. Notepad has always brought the
> file up for me where other editors(including wordpad) can not while tomcat
> is running.
>
> Charlie
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Shapira, Yoav [mailto:Yoav.Shapira@(protected)]
>>Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 11:19 AM
>>To: Tomcat Users List
>>Subject: RE: Desperation! Tomcat crashing inexplicably. :-&
>>Fresh ideas
>>needed.
>>
>>
>>
>>Howdy,
>>Regardless, a setup where you can't inspect log files until the end of
>>the day is unacceptable for more people/organizations ;) Try to get
>>that corrected...
>>
>>Yoav Shapira
>>Millennium ChemInformatics
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Peter Guyatt [mailto:pguyatt@(protected)]
>>>Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 11:17 AM
>>>To: Tomcat Users List
>>>Subject: RE: Desperation! Tomcat crashing inexplicably. :-&
>>
>>Fresh ideas
>>
>>>needed.
>>>
>>>We did on our last project. But it was the JVM crashing and taking
>>
>>Tomcat
>>
>>>down with it. We just moved to a newer version just to make sure.
>>>
>>>Try and upgrade the JVM, what version are you using ?
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Andoni [mailto:andoni@(protected)]
>>>Sent: 18 September 2003 16:12
>>>To: Tomcat Users List
>>>Subject: Re: Desperation! Tomcat crashing inexplicably. :-&
>>
>>Fresh ideas
>>
>>>needed.
>>>
>>>
>>>That's the problem. I can't be more specific. One moment I was
>>
>>clicking
>>
>>>through the site and the next I get an Apache error saying
>>
>>it could not
>>
>>>find
>>>the file. Then when I looked at the server processes Tomcat
>>
>>was down.
>>
>>>Unfortunately the log file is locked so I cannot see it until I bring
>>
>>the
>>
>>>machine down again at about 6pm but I doubt it will say very much
>>
>>either.
>>
>>>Do you use DBCP with Tomcat 4.0.x ?
>>>
>>>Andoni.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Phillip Qin" <Phillip.Qin@(protected)>
>>>To: "'Tomcat Users List'" <tomcat-user@(protected)>
>>>Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 3:48 PM
>>>Subject: RE: Desperation! Tomcat crashing inexplicably. :-&
>>
>>Fresh ideas
>>
>>>needed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Be more specific. Describe "crash".
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Andoni [mailto:andoni@(protected)]
>>>>Sent: September 18, 2003 10:55 AM
>>>>To: Tomcat Users List
>>>>Subject: Desperation! Tomcat crashing inexplicably. :-& Fresh ideas
>>>
>>>needed.
>>>
>>>>Hello,
>>>>
>>>>I am trying to put live a new version of my web site. The biggest
>>
>>change
>>
>>>in
>>>
>>>>this version is that it uses DBCP connection pooling.
>>>>
>>>>The problem I am having is that after a while of being live Tomcat
>>
>>just
>>
>>>>crashes with no warning.
>>>>
>>>>What are the groups experiences with Tomcat crashing?
>>
>>What kinds of
>>
>>>things
>>>
>>>>make it crash? I am at a loss having tried every thing I
>>
>>can imagine
>>to
>>
>>>>make it work. I would be eternally grateful for any new leads.
>>>>
>>>>My thanks,
>>>>Andoni.
>>>>
>>>>Tomcat 4.0.4 (crashes)
>>>>Apache 1.3.26 (keeps going)
>>>>DBCP
>>>>Ajp13
>>>>Oracle 9i (keeps going)
>>>>



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