This code creates and writes to the appropriate custom event log area when I'm
logged on as an Administrator on a Windows XP box stepping through a
ConsoleApplication project in VS2008:
class Program
{
private static EventLogAppender _eventLogAppender;
static void Main(string[] args)
{
LogLog.InternalDebugging = true;
LogLog.EmitInternalMessages = true;
ConfigureEventLogAppender("ApplicationName", "LogName");
ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
// first entry: normal case
log.Debug("Hello World");
// second entry: also write an EventID
var loggingEvent = new LoggingEvent(
typeof(Program),
log.Logger.Repository,
log.Logger.Name,
Level.Debug,
"Hello World With EventId",
null);
loggingEvent .Properties["EventID"] = 42;
log.Logger.Log(loggingEvent );
}
public static void ConfigureEventLogAppender(string appName, string logName)
{
_eventLogAppender = new EventLogAppender();
_eventLogAppender.ApplicationName = appName;
_eventLogAppender.Layout = new SimpleLayout();
_eventLogAppender.LogName = logName;
_eventLogAppender.Threshold = Level.All;
_eventLogAppender.ActivateOptions();
BasicConfigurator.Configure(_eventLogAppender);
}
}
Note the casing of "EventID" and that its being attached to LoggingEvent's
Properties bag and not to the more general ThreadContext.
----- Original Message ----
From: James Green <[email protected]>
To: Log4NET User <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 10:24:14 AM
Subject: EventLog Fun Continued.
Hi All,
I'm still at a total loss as to how to get log4net successfully writing
to a custom event log, writing to the Application event log is working
exactly as expected.
I have started using the IEventIDLog extension in order to pass over
event IDs to the log messages to see if this makes any difference.
I've looked over google a lot over the last couple of days and have
tried everything I have found in terms of suggestions. The most recent
one being this:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg02396.htm
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Which talks of the same error I'm seeing in the application log that I
mentioned before:
I try to write to MyLog and this is entered into the Application log:
The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( MyFirstApp ) cannot be
found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry
information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote
computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this
description; see Help and Support for details. The following information
is part of the event: 2009-06-19 12:11:27,234 14 INFO <MachineName>
<username> Logging.TestHarness.vshost.exe (line: 220)
Logging.TestHarness.LogEntryCreator - Message number 71
System.Exception
I think tried this suggestion:
ILog logger = LogManager.GetLogger(sender);
log4net.ThreadContext.Properties["EventID"] = 12;
logger.Info(0,message);
Which didn't make any difference. I have checked over the Sources key
entries being created in the registery and all seems to be correct in
there as well. I just never see *anything* making it into the MyLog
event log.
I've probably got another 2 hours left to use on this before I have to
move onto other work which is incredibly frustrating as I will leave
behind a 'buggy' half finished wrapper.
Any input would be much appreciated.
:|
James
