FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
$ java -version
java version "1.4.1_02"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1_02-b06)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1_02-b06, mixed mode)



ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows 2000

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
If I create a FileHandler using the %h within the file name, and the
%h doesn't exist, then records are not logged but there is no exception.


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Here is a test to reproduct the bug.

  To run the test

  java test2 c:/temp/junk2/%h/log1.log

Here is the .java file for test2.
============================================

import java.sql.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.logging.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.math.BigDecimal;

public class test2
  {

  public static void main(String args[])
    {
    Logger lg = null;
    FileHandler fh = null;
    String f1 = args[0];

    try
      {
System.out.println("Starting test...");
          System.out.println("");
          lg = Logger.getLogger("a.b.c");
          lg.setLevel(Level.ALL);
          System.out.println(" create FileHanler");
          System.out.println(" file name = " + f1);
          fh = new FileHandler(f1);
          System.out.println(" add Handler");
          lg.addHandler(fh);
          System.out.println(" log FINE message");
          lg.log(Level.FINE, "logging a FINE message");
          System.out.println("");
          System.out.println("Finished test.");
      }
    catch (Exception e)
      {
      e.printStackTrace();
      }

    } // end main

} // end class test2



EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
I expect an Exception to be thrown
ACTUAL -
No exception is thrown. No record is logged.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.sql.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.logging.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.math.BigDecimal;

public class test2
  {

  public static void main(String args[])
    {
    Logger lg = null;
    FileHandler fh = null;
    String f1 = args[0];

    try
      {
System.out.println("Starting test...");
          System.out.println("");
          lg = Logger.getLogger("a.b.c");
          lg.setLevel(Level.ALL);
          System.out.println(" create FileHanler");
          System.out.println(" file name = " + f1);
          fh = new FileHandler(f1);
          System.out.println(" add Handler");
          lg.addHandler(fh);
          System.out.println(" log FINE message");
          lg.log(Level.FINE, "logging a FINE message");
          System.out.println("");
          System.out.println("Finished test.");
      }
    catch (Exception e)
      {
      e.printStackTrace();
      }

    } // end main


} // end class test2


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