This is what you want: <header value="[BEGIN LOGGING AT %date]%newline" type="log4net.Util.PatternString" />
<footer value="[END LOGGING AT %date]%newline" type="log4net.Util.PatternString" /> My example of using a custom PatternConverter is overkill. You don't need to do that. Same thing for my idea about having a %now pattern; PatternString's %date pattern already does that. I learn something new every time I read the docs :-) - Ron --- Russell Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > lol, my bad. That's probably what I did too... :-} > > Cheers > Russ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Grabowski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 15-Jun-05 12:19 PM > To: Log4NET User > Subject: RE: Date Time in Header Footer > > > The %d pattern applies to the timestamp of the log message. You're > essentially wanting to print out what time log4net was configured. > Its > my understanding that the header is written before any messages come > through the pipeline and the footer is written during the shutdown > process. I could be wrong. > > As soon as I configure log4net, I record this log message: > > log.Info("Application Started."); > > In my application's shutdown code I record this log message: > > log.Info("Application Ended."); > > So I can easily see when my application has recycled. > > - Ron > > --- Russell Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > hmmm... I could have sworn I got something like this working in a > > logger I > > wrote for a different company... The solution would have had to be > > really > > simple because I didn't know JS about L4N (not that my knowledge of > > L4N has > > changed really...) and just used the default config info from one > of > > the > > examples - not including this one modification. > > > > Anyway, thanks once again Ron! > > > > Russ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ron Grabowski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 15-Jun-05 11:39 AM > > To: Log4NET User > > Subject: Re: Date Time in Header Footer > > > > > > You could write your own pattern converter to expose the a DateTime > > object: > > > > <header type="log4net.Util.PatternString"> > > <converter> > > <name value="dateTimeNow" /> > > <type value="Company.Project.Logging.DateTimePatternConverter, > > Company.Project" /> > > </converter> > > <conversionPattern value="[BEGIN LOGGING AT > %dateTimeNow{hh:mm}]%n" > > /> > > </header> > > > > I agree that that's a lot of code for just wanting to print out the > > current date and time :-/ > > > > Perhaps a built-in pattern called %now could be added that accepts > a > > DateTime format: > > > > %now{d} > > %now{hh:mm:ss} > > > > - Ron > > > > --- Russell Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I'm trying ot insert the date and time in the header footer > blocks > > of > > > my > > > log. I did a search on the mailing list but didn't find anything. > > > > > > I have tried %d, %date and \d without any success. > > > > > > <param name="Header" value="[BEGIN LOGGING AT \d]\r\n" /> > > > <param name="Footer" value="[END LOGGING AT \d]\r\n" /> > > > > > > Suggestions? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Russ > > > > > > > > > > > >
