Re: no log file is created

Dear Alvaro,

I've changed my config according to yours but I still can't log. How 
could I try to troubleshoot?

Samuel

Alvaro Rozo escribió:
> Samuel,
>
> Try the following, this works for me in my web.config:
>
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <configuration>
> <configSections>
>         <section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config 
> .Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler, log4net"/>
> </configSections>
> More web config stuff
>     <log4net>
>         <!-- RollingFileAppender looks after rolling over files by 
> size or date -->
>         <appender name="RollingFileAppender" 
> type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">
>             <file value="C:\\Dev\\Test\\log\\log.txt"/>
>             <param name="AppendToFile" value="true"/>
>             <param name="MaxSizeRollBackups" value="10"/>
>             <param name="MaximumFileSize" value="100000"/>
>             <param name="RollingStyle" value="Size"/>
>             <param name="StaticLogFileName" value="true"/>
>             <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout ">
>                 <param name="ConversionPattern" value="="%date 
> [%thread] %-5level %logger [%ndc] - %message%newline"/>
>             </layout>
>         </appender>
>         <!-- Setup the root category, add the appenders and set the 
> default level -->
>         <root>
>             <level value="DEBUG"/>
>             <appender-ref ref="RollingFileAppender"/>
>         </root>
>     </log4net>
> </configuration>
>
>
> On 6/27/07, Samuel Rochas <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Michael,
> >
> > I've tried to define an EventLogAppender as shown bellow, but still 
> nothing happens. I may have a bigger problem ;-)
> > In the Solution Explorer view, I can see the Bin directory with the 
> log4net.dll inside, so for me it looks good.
> >
> > If I use an external config file for log4net, where do I tell my 
> application to use it?
> >
> > Thanx
> > Samuel
> >
> > web.config:
> > <configuration xmlns=" 
> http://schemas.microsoft.com/.NetConfiguration/v2.0">
> >   <!-- Register a section handler for the log4net section -->
> >   <configSections>
> >     <section name="log4net" 
> type="System.Configuration.IgnoreSectionHandler" />
> >   </configSections>
> >   <appSettings>
> >   </appSettings>
> >   <!-- This section contains the log4net configuration settings -->
> >   <log4net>
> >     <!-- Define some output appenders -->
> >     <appender name="EventLogAppender" 
> type="log4net.Appender.EventLogAppender" >
> >       <layout type=" log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
> >         <conversionPattern value="%date [%thread] %-5level %logger 
> [%property{NDC}] - %message%newline" />
> >       </layout>
> >     </appender>
> >     <appender name="A1" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">
> >       <file value="C:\Dev\Test\log\log.txt" />
> >       <appendToFile value="true" />
> >       <maxSizeRollBackups value="10" />
> >       <maximumFileSize value="1024KB" />
> >       <rollingStyle value="Size" />
> >       <staticLogFileName value="true" />
> >       <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
> >         <conversionPattern value="%date [%thread] %-5level %logger 
> [%ndc] - %message%newline" />
> >       </layout>
> >     </appender>
> >     <root>
> >       <level value="DEBUG" />
> >       <appender-ref ref="EventLogAppender" />
> >     </root>
> >     <logger name=" com.mypackage.test" >
> >       <level value="DEBUG" />
> >       <appender-ref ref="EventLogAppender" />
> >     </logger>
> >   </log4net>
> >
> > Michael Schall escribió:
> >
> > Are any of the other appenders working(EventViewer, Console)? If not 
> are you configuring log4net?  I see you have your configuration in 
> your web config file.  We don't do it this way.
> >
> > If the others are working, it has to be in your config file or 
> environment...
> >
> > We use external config files and configure it manually during 
> Application_Start in the global.asax.  Below is a sample of our 
> Web.log4net.config file.  This way we can change logging without 
> resetting the web site.
> >
> > <log4net>
> >
> >     <appender name="RollingFile" 
> type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender ">
> >         <file value="..\..\log\Regen.log" />
> >         <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>
> >
> >     <appender name="EventLog" type="log4net.Appender.EventLogAppender" >
> >         <applicationName value="Regen" />
> >         <filter type=" log4net.Filter.LevelRangeFilter">
> >             <levelMin value="INFO" />
> >         </filter>
> >         <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout ">
> >             <conversionPattern value="%logger %newline %message" />
> >         </layout>
> >     </appender>
> >    
> >     <root>
> >         <level value="DEBUG" />
> >         <appender-ref ref="RollingFile" />
> >         <appender-ref ref="EventLog" />
> >     </root>
> >
> > </log4net>
> >
> >
> > On 6/27/07, Samuel Rochas < [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear Michael,
> > >
> > > I have changed my app to write a file using a TextWriter and this 
> is working so I believe my app has rights to write files. But I still 
> have the log problem, no log file is created.
> > >
> > > Do you have any suggestion on what should I try now?
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Samuel
> > >
> > > Michael Schall escribió:
> > >
> > > You don't need to escape them.  Here is my appender declaration...
> > >
> > >     <appender name="RollingFile" 
> type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">
> > >         <file 
> value="C:\Projects\Company_Name\Project_Name\log\web.log" />
> > >         <appendToFile value="true" />
> > >         <maximumFileSize value="100MB" />
> > >         <maxSizeRollBackups value="-1" />
> > >         <layout type=" log4net.Layout.PatternLayout ">
> > >             <conversionPattern value="%5level [%date] [%thread] 
> %-30.30logger{2}    %message%newline" />
> > >         </layout>
> > >     </appender>
> > >
> > >
> > > On 6/22/07, Samuel Rochas <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote:
> > > > Dear Michael,
> > > >
> > > > I run the web server which comes with studio. I am not sure how 
> / where
> > > > to configure it. I open the IIS tool, and in the "Default web site"
> > > > properties, I setup the directory rights to write. But no change 
> is to see.
> > > >
> > > > Do you need to escape the '\' characters like you do in Java for 
> the
> > > > absolute file path like "C:\\path1\\path2\\file.txt"?
> > > >
> > > > Thank you
> > > > Samuel
> > > >
> > > > Michael Schall escribió:
> > > > > The user the application is running as has to have rights to 
> write to
> > > > > / create files in the folder where you are logging.  Keep in 
> mind that
> > > > > if you are debugging, that might be a different relative path 
> than if
> > > > > you are running the program directly.  I use an absolute path 
> for my
> > > > > rolling file appenders and they work great.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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