Oh forgot - be sure to initialize the configuration (one time, in Application_Start as mabra suggested for example) like this: XmlConfigurator.Configure();
-- Werner ITemplate wrote: > > No because that would produce a compile error - the problem, as I read it, > is that the program works alright but the logfile just isnt created. > > Anyways, it could be a security issue. A web application would probably > not have rights to write to that directory you have specified. Try to set > the log file like this: <file value="sample.log" /> . Then look in the > directory where your application runs. > > That said it should definately not be nescessary to specify the location > of the log4net configuration. Putting it in web.config should be enough - > it could indicate a problem that is of an entirely different matter. > > -- > Werner > > > mabra wrote: >> >> >> Hi ! >> >> To me, it looks like, you forgot to create a logger, befor you log .... >> !?? >> Missing: >> >> ILog log = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(yourType)); >> >> In my web scenarios, I call it ether in the constructor or use >> a "global" variable, which I initilize like shown above. >> You my call it in "Application_Start(...)" >> >> Hope, this helps. >> >> br++mabra >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dotnet_user [mailto:dotnet_use...@yahoo.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 5:17 PM >> To: log4net-user@logging.apache.org >> Subject: Problem logging exceptions >> >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> I'm using log4net to log my exceptions. The configuration settings look >> like >> this: >> >> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> >> >> <configuration> >> >> <configSections> >> >> <section name="log4net" >> type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler, log4net"/> >> >> </configSections> >> >> <log4net debug="false"> >> >> <appender name="RollingLogFileAppender" >> type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender"> >> >> <file value="C:\Logs\sample.log" /> >> >> <appendToFile value="true"/> >> >> <rollingStyle value="Size"/> >> >> <maxSizeRollBackups value="10"/> >> >> <maximumFileSize value="10MB"/> >> >> <staticLogFileName value="true"/> >> >> <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout"> >> >> <conversionPattern value="%-5level %date %logger.%method[line %line] - >> %message%newline"/> >> >> </layout> >> >> </appender> >> >> <root> >> >> <level value="INFO"/> >> >> <appender-ref ref="RollingLogFileAppender"/> >> >> </root> >> >> </log4net> >> >> </configuration> >> >> I started out by adding this configuration to web.config, but I got an >> error >> (VS studio could not find a schema for log4net-"Could not find schema >> information for the element log4net"). So I followed this link >> (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/174430/log4net-could-not-find-schema-inf >> ormation-messages) >> and configured my settings in a separate xml file and added the following >> line of code in my AssemblyInfo.cs: >> >> [assembly: log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator(ConfigFile = "xmlfile.xml", >> Watch >> = true)] >> >> And in the actual code, I placed this line: >> >> public void CreateUser(String username, String password) >> >> { >> >> try >> >> { >> >> log.Info("Inside createuser"); >> >> //code for creating user >> >> } >> >> catch(exception e) >> >> { >> >> log.Info("something happened in create user", e); >> >> } >> >> } >> >> The problem is that the log file is not being created. Can anybody tell >> me >> what I'm doing wrong here? >> >> Any suggestions/inputs will be very helpful. >> >> >> >> Thank you all in advance. >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://old.nabble.com/Problem-logging-exceptions-tp28378261p28378261.html >> Sent from the Log4net - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Problem-logging-exceptions-tp28378261p28385317.html Sent from the Log4net - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
