All log4net stuff checks whether library is initialized and does init if it's needed.
On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 2:54 PM, ITemplate <itempl...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Why is XmlConfiguratorAttribute preferred? That doesn't make sense to me. If > you use logging from multiple assemblies, then using "Configure" is the only > way to ensure the correct order (init before usage) - isn't it? > > -- > Werner > > > Yuriy Taraday wrote: >> >> When whole application needs logging, it's preferable to use >> XmlConfiguratorAttribute instead of Configure method. >> Again, it looks cleaner when you put your logging settings to web.config >> file. >> To do so, you must add this line to configSections: >> <section name="log4net" >> type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler, log4net, >> Version=1.2.10.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1b44e1d426115821" /> >> (may be changing Version/PuplicKeyToken if you use not 1.2.10 official >> release) And put <log4net> tag into <configuration>. >> >> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 10:43 AM, ITemplate <itempl...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/Problem-logging-exceptions-tp28378261p28399035.html > Sent from the Log4net - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >
