I think more people could help you if you post questions like this to the log4net-user list.
--- Piyush Arya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Issue: My log4net configuration needs to be specified in a config > other than my app.config. This, however is not happening. log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.ConfigureAndWatch( _ New FileInfo( _ AppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetupInformation.ApplicationBase + _ "log4net.config")) Since you're using a windows app, the log4net.config file needs to be placed in the same directory where the .EXE file is launched from. > Description: I had earlier put in my config in the App.Config. This > is > not being read at all, apparently due to some appsettings parameters. Did you remember to add a configSection node in your App.Config so it knows about log4net? <configuration> <configSections> <section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler, log4net" /> </configSections> <appSettings> <add key="log4net.Internal.Debug" value="true" /> </appSettings> <log4net> ... </log4net> </configuration> > Query: Is there anything specific I need to do to enable this? > If not, then I'd like to move my configuration in some logging.config > file. However, I have been unable to find in the documentation on how > to actually set the file path and where to set it in the code. > Would we need to do this in every function where we are using the > log.debug etc methods? > http://logging.apache.org/log4net/release/manual/configuration.html > This link states that we can do it. But I'm stuck up on where to do > this sort of stuff. Its more common for people to use the XmlConfigurator rather than the BasicConfigurator: http://tinyurl.com/8bqlm http://logging.apache.org/log4net/release/sdk/log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure_overloads.html > Code: > Imports log4net > Imports log4net.Appender > Imports log4net.Config > Public Class Logger > Dim loggerError As log4net.ILog = LogManager.GetLogger("LogError") > Private Sub logError(ByVal strMsg As String, ByVal e As > System.Exception) > If loggerError.IsErrorEnabled Then > loggerError.Error("[" + DateTime.Now.ToString() + "] " + > extractInfo(strMsg), e) > End If > End Sub > End Class I don't know how familiar you are with the logging, but most people put a line like this at the beginning of each class they use the logger in: Private Shared ReadOnly log As ILog = LogManager.GetLogger(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType) What does the extractInfo function do? > Config: > <appender name="ErrorRollingFileAppender" I would start out with a very simple log4net config file: <log4net> <appender name="FileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.FileAppender"> <file value="log.txt" /> <layout type="log4net.Layout.SimplyLayout" /> </appender> <root> <appender-ref ref="FileAppender" /> </root> </log4net> Then add to it once you know its working.
