My problem is slightly different. I'm not having a problem with the File Appenders being able to open and write to their files. If all of the exe's run from the same location they open their logs and log fine. Since they all use the same log.config file however, if the exe's run from different locations they create different log files and I don't want this. I want to be able to have exe's in different locations load the same config file (which I've accomplished via code) and have them place logs in the same path without specifying it as an absolute path inside of the config file.
John VanderKolk From: Michael Schall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 10:04 AM To: Log4NET User Subject: Re: File Paths I had a similar problem where the same exe could be launched multiple times at the same time. You can modify the filename of the log by properties in log4net. I used the processid there may be something like assemblyName or something... <appender name="RollingFile" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender"> <file type="log4net.Util.PatternString" value="log\foo-pid%processid-" /> <rollingStyle value="Composite" /> <appendToFile value="false" /> <datePattern value="yyyyMMdd" /> <maximumFileSize value="100MB" /> <maxSizeRollBackups value="-1" /> <StaticLogFileName value="false" /> <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout"> <conversionPattern value="%5level [%date] [%thread] %- 30.30logger{2} %message%newline" /> </layout> </appender> On 7/25/07, Vanderkolk, John < [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: Hello, I'm writing a logger utility for a solution that has several different points of execution. They will all be under some particular folder, but relative to this folder their locations are different. All of these applications are to read the same config file which specifies locations for file appenders, one for each of the points of execution. My problem is that since log4net reads the paths specified in the config file as relative to the executing module, when each executable is run , it makes log files in different locations when I want them all to make log files in the same location. EX: Here is an example with 2 executables: ...\Installation Folder\ log.config Progr am 1\ Sln1.exe Program2\ Bin\ Sln2.exe Logs\ Log1.txt Log2.txt The problem is that since both exe's read the same config file, I can' t get them both to write logs to the same place. Short of writing my own utility to configure the loggers I don 't see any other way. Any help would be appreciated, John VanderKolk [EMAIL PROTECTED] The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it .
