Hello I would to direct stdout to the log but have only seen examples of this where there is a properties file. I would not like to use a properties file (xml or normal text) but instead would like to define all the properties in the class. I have included a sample class below which is similar to what I have coded already. Any help is appreciated. public class Util_Logger { static Logger = Logger.getRootLogger(); static{ FileAppender appender = new FileAppender(new SimpleLayout(), LOG_LOCATION); logger.addAppender(appender); logger.setLevel(Level.ERROR); } //further code to define logging statements   More>>