It's hard to answer this without sounding rude. However, log4net cannot convince your compiler to accept method statements where only types are allowed. Please read your way through your favorite C# tutorial. The one provided by the inventors of C# is located here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa288463(v=vs.71).aspx Good luck! _____ From: El Tigre [mailto:el_tigre...@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 9:45 AM To: Dominik Psenner Subject: Re: Log4net NOT working on .net 4.5 yes, it's right after this: public partial class Login : MetroForm { private static readonly log4net.ILog log = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Login)); BasicConfigurator.Configure(); -> 'log4net.Config.BasicConfigurator.Configure(log4net.Repository.lLoggerRepository, params log4net.Appender.lAppender[])' is a 'method' but is used like a 'type' _____ From: Dominik Psenner <dpsen...@gmail.com> To: 'Log4NET User' <log4net-user@logging.apache.org>; 'El Tigre' <el_tigre...@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 10:39 AM Subject: RE: Log4net NOT working on .net 4.5 Did you place that statement outside of any method or constructor? _____ From: El Tigre [mailto:el_tigre...@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 9:34 AM To: Log4NET User Subject: Re: Log4net NOT working on .net 4.5 with all respect, but I read the manual and the configuration settings BasicConfigurator.Configure(); it gives me and error saying "...It's a method but is used like a type" El TigreT C _____ From: Dominik Psenner <dpsen...@gmail.com> To: 'Log4NET User' <log4net-user@logging.apache.org>; 'El Tigre' <el_tigre...@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 10:24 AM Subject: RE: Log4net NOT working on .net 4.5 http://logging.apache.org/log4net/release/manual/configuration.html RTFM PS: no offense meant :-) _____ From: El Tigre [mailto:el_tigre...@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 9:19 AM To: Log4NET User Subject: Re: Log4net NOT working on .net 4.5 That command is not working on the new 1.2.1.1... I didn't know I have to run such a command.. Can you give an example for my project and my version of log4net?