Ant is not recognizing Log4j.properties file - ant

Question

I have been struck in this issue for past two days.Please help me in this. I am running my JUNIT scripts by using ANT. Reports are being generated, but ANT is not able to locate my log4j.properites file. When I am running through eclipse, logs are being generated. My problem here is I want logs when I am running through ANT.DO I need to set any properties.
What is the mistake I am doing?
Please help me.
My Log:
#Application Logs
#log4j.logger.devpinoyLogger
log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, dest1
log4j.appender.dest1=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.dest1.maxFileSize=5000KB
log4j.appender.dest1.maxBackupIndex=3
log4j.appender.dest1.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.dest1.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss} %c %m%n
log4j.appender.dest1.File=/Users/Application.log
#do not append the old file. Create a new log file everytime
log4j.appender.dest1.Append=false
build.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE project [
]>
<project name="Module_Junit_Ant" default="usage" basedir=".">
<!-- ========== Initialize Properties =================================== -->
<property environment="env"/>
<property name="ws.home" value="${basedir}"/>
<property name="ws.jars" value="${ws.home}/jars"/>
<property name="test.dest" value="${ws.home}/build"/>
<property name="test.src" value="${ws.home}/src"/>
<property name="test.reportsDir" value="${ws.home}/reports"/>
<path id="testcase.path">
<pathelement location="${test.dest}"/>
<fileset dir="${ws.jars}">
<include name="*.jar"/>
</fileset>
</path>
<!--target name="start-selenium-server">
<java jar="${ws.home}/lib/selenium-server.jar"/>
</target-->
<target name="setClassPath" unless="test.classpath">
<path id="classpath_jars">
<fileset dir="${ws.jars}" includes="*.jar"/>
<fileset dir="${test.src}" includes="*.properties"/>
</path>
<pathconvert pathsep=":"
property="test.classpath"
refid="classpath_jars"/>
</target>
<target name="init" depends="setClassPath">
<tstamp>
<format property="start.time" pattern="MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm aa" />
</tstamp>
<condition property="ANT"
value="${env.ANT_HOME}/bin/ant.bat"
else="${env.ANT_HOME}/bin/ant">
<os family="windows" />
</condition>
</target>
<!-- all -->
<target name="all">
</target>
<!-- clean -->
<target name="clean">
<delete dir="${test.dest}"/>
</target>
<!-- compile -->
<target name="compile" depends="init, clean" >
<delete includeemptydirs="true" quiet="true">
<fileset dir="${test.dest}" includes="**/*"/>
</delete>
<echo message="making directory..."/>
<mkdir dir="${test.dest}"/>
<echo message="classpath------: ${test.classpath}"/>
<echo message="compiling..."/>
<javac
debug="true"
destdir="${test.dest}"
srcdir="${test.src}"
target="1.5"
classpath="${test.classpath}"
>
</javac>
</target>
<!-- build -->
<target name="build" depends="init">
</target>
<target name="usage">
<echo>
ant run will execute the test
</echo>
</target>
<path id="test.c">
<fileset dir="${ws.jars}" includes="*.jar"/>
</path>
<target name="run" >
<delete includeemptydirs="true" quiet="true">
<fileset dir="${test.reportsDir}" includes="**/*"/>
</delete>
<java jar="${ws.jars}" fork="true" spawn="true" />
<junit fork="yes" haltonfailure="no" printsummary="yes">
<classpath refid="testcase.path" />
<!-- <classpath ="${test.classpath}"/> -->
<batchtest todir="${test.reportsDir}" fork="true">
<fileset dir="${test.dest}">
<include name="LogTest.class" />
<!--include name="tests/suite1/FirstSuiteRunner.class" />
<include name="tests/suite1/FirstSuiteRunner.class" /-->
</fileset>
</batchtest>
<formatter type="xml" />
<classpath refid="testcase.path" />
</junit>
<junitreport todir="${test.reportsDir}">
<fileset dir="${test.reportsDir}">
<include name="TEST-*.xml" />
</fileset>
<report todir="${test.reportsDir}" />
</junitreport>
</target>
<target name="email" >
<java classname="util.SendMail" classpath="${test.dest}" classpathref="testcase.path" />
</target>
</project>

Answer 1

Where are your log4j.properties located ?
What works for me it to put a
< pathelement location="x/y/z"/>
inside the
< path id="testcase.path">
which points to a folder which contains a log4j.properties!
So in this example your log4j.properties should be inside the 'z' folder!