public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { Variables.applicationHome = System.getProperty("user.dir"); Logger.out = org.apache.log4j.Logger.getLogger(""); PropertyConfigurator.configure( Variables.applicationHome + "\\WEB-INF\\src\\" + "ApplicationResources.properties"); Logger.out.debug("here"); DBUtil.currentSession(); System.out.println(mappings.size()); }