junit, httpunit and logging

Alright, here is what I am trying to do.

I am using httpunit to test a website.

I also have a database to record test results.

I am very new to unit testing.

When I am running a test, how do I get junit to record a failure, or even better, log a failure to my database? Here is one of my tests:

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package com.apc.qa.ate.test.http;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;

import com.apc.qa.ate.functions.HttpFunctions;
import com.apc.qa.ate.test.LoginPasswordTestCase;
import com.apc.qa.ate.util.FieldConstants;
import com.apc.qa.ate.util.LinkConstants;
import com.apc.qa.ate.util.Util;
import com.apc.qa.ate.util.ValueConstants;
import com.meterware.httpunit.WebConversation;
import com.meterware.httpunit.WebForm;
import com.meterware.httpunit.WebImage;
import com.meterware.httpunit.WebLink;
import com.meterware.httpunit.WebResponse;

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public class DeviceIdentification extends LoginPasswordTestCase {
   
    public DeviceIdentification(String name, String _uname, String _pword) {
        super(name, _uname, _pword);
    }
 
    /**
     * Logger for this class
     */
    private static final Logger atelog = Logger.getLogger(HttpFunctions.class);
   

    public void testDeviceInfo()throws Exception {
        try {
           
            //New Web Conversation
            WebConversation wc = new WebConversation();
           
            //Web Response
            WebResponse resp = wc.getResponse(Util.getLoginUrl());

            //Get the Login Form
            WebForm form = resp.getForms()[0];
           
            //Set the form username and password
            form.setParameter("login_username", uname);
            form.setParameter("login_password", pword);
           
            //Submit the form
            form.submit();
           
            //Now check to see if you can access the main URL
            resp = wc.getResponse(Util.getMainIndex());
           
            //Assert that the login worked
            assertTrue("Login not accepted",
                    resp.getText().indexOf("Updated:") != -1);
           
            //Log the login only if you are logged in
            atelog.info("Logged in properly");
           
            WebLink admin = resp.getLinkWith(LinkConstants.LINK_ADMIN);
            assertNotNull("Finding Admin Link", admin);
            atelog.debug("Found Admin Link");
            resp = admin.click();
            WebLink general = resp.getLinkWith(LinkConstants.LINK_GEN);
            assertNotNull("Finding General Link", general);
            atelog.debug("Found General Link");
            resp = general.click();
            WebLink iden = resp.getLinkWith(LinkConstants.LINK_IDEN);
            assertNotNull("Finding Identification Link", iden);
            atelog.debug("Found Identification Link");
            resp = iden.click();
           
            WebForm ident = resp.getForms()[0];
            assertNotNull("Finding form", ident);
            atelog.debug("Found Web Form");
            ident.setParameter(FieldConstants.FIELD_SYSIDEN, ValueConstants.VALUE_SYSIDEN);
            atelog.info("Setting System Name: " + ValueConstants.VALUE_SYSIDEN);
            ident.setParameter(FieldConstants.FIELD_SYSCONT, ValueConstants.VALUE_SYSCONT);
            atelog.info("Setting System Contact: " + ValueConstants.VALUE_SYSCONT);
            ident.setParameter(FieldConstants.FIELD_SYSLOC, ValueConstants.VALUE_SYSLOC);
            atelog.info("Setting System Location: " + ValueConstants.VALUE_SYSLOC);
            ident.submit();
           
            resp = wc.getResponse(Util.getMainIndex());
           
            admin = resp.getLinkWith(LinkConstants.LINK_ADMIN);
            assertNotNull("Finding Admin Link", admin);
            atelog.debug("Found Admin Link");
            resp = admin.click();
            general = resp.getLinkWith(LinkConstants.LINK_GEN);
            assertNotNull("Finding General Link", general);
            atelog.debug("Found General Link");
            resp = general.click();
            iden = resp.getLinkWith(LinkConstants.LINK_IDEN);
            assertNotNull("Finding Identification Link", iden);
            atelog.debug("Found Identification Link");
            resp = iden.click();
           
            ident = resp.getForms()[0];
            assertEquals(ValueConstants.VALUE_SYSIDEN, ident.getParameterValue(FieldConstants.FIELD_SYSIDEN));
            assertEquals(ValueConstants.VALUE_SYSCONT, ident.getParameterValue(FieldConstants.FIELD_SYSCONT));
            assertEquals(ValueConstants.VALUE_SYSLOC, ident.getParameterValue(FieldConstants.FIELD_SYSLOC));
            atelog.info("System Name Set: " + ValueConstants.VALUE_SYSIDEN);
            atelog.info("System Contact Set: " + ValueConstants.VALUE_SYSCONT);
            atelog.info("System Location Set: " + ValueConstants.VALUE_SYSLOC);
           
            //Find the logout image
            WebImage image = resp.getImageWithSource("images/exit.gif");
            assertNotNull("Find Logout Image", image);
            atelog.debug("Found Logout Image");
           
            //Find the logout link associated with the image
            WebLink findLogoutLink = image.getLink();
            assertNotNull("Find Logout Link", findLogoutLink);
            atelog.debug("Found Logout Link");
           
            //click the link
            resp = findLogoutLink.click();
           
            assertNotNull("Logout Page", resp);
            assertTrue("Did not Log out", resp.getText().indexOf(
            "You are now logged off.") != -1);
            atelog.info("Successfully logged out");
        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
            atelog.error(e);
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            atelog.error(e);
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (SAXException e) {
            atelog.error(e);
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

Right now this test passes, but let's say it were to fail, and it has when I coded it. junit just threw an excepton and quit.

If I put 30 tests in a test suite, and one of them fails, I want to log it, and move on to the next test. Make sense?

There has to be a way to mark a test as failed and continue on.

Thanks!