The config file parser supports expanding environment variables. You
need to use the following syntax:
${USERPROFILE}
Also with the current CVS version you can use a PatternString converter
to do the same this:
%env{USERPROFILE}
Cheers,
Nicko
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 08 December 2004 02:22
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Using Environment variables in the FileAppender.File
> property.
>
> Hi All,
>
> I've been using log4net on an xp platform, and I wanted each
> users log file to go into their separate user folders. To
> achieve this, I've changed the FileAppender.ConvertToFullPath
> method as follows.
>
> protected static string ConvertToFullPath(string path) {
> if (path == null)
> {
> throw new ArgumentNullException("path");
> }
>
> string expandedPath =
> Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables(path);
>
> if (SystemInfo.ApplicationBaseDirectory != null)
> {
> // Note that Path.Combine will return the
> second path if it is rooted
> return Path.GetFullPath(
>
> Path.Combine(SystemInfo.ApplicationBaseDirectory, expandedPath));
> }
> return Path.GetFullPath(expandedPath);
> }
>
> Pretty much the same as how it was, just expanded the env
> variables between getting the full path. This way the file
> '%USERPROFILE%\mylog.txt' will go into the user folder. Is
> this something that would be useful for others, or is this
> functionality already present somewhere, and I've overlooked it?
>
> Cheers -Mike
>
> "The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple."
> Oscar Wilde
>
>
