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user3100144
user3100144

Reputation: 3

Log4Net log file not being written when using WCF

I am trying to use log4net to track possible errors in my project.

I am using a WCF service, a client and a server lib.

The issue I am having is that whenever I run the project, and I want to test this, It will create the log files in the correct directory but It never write on it, not even if I put Logger.Info("test"); in the first call.

I have check a lot a sites and I have try a lot of things and nothing seems to work.

log4net.onfig:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
  <configSections>
    <section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler, log4net" />
  </configSections>
  <log4net>
    <root>
      <level value="ALL" />
      <appender-ref ref="GeneralAppender" />
    </root>
    <logger name="GeneralLogger">
      <level value="ALL" />
      <appender-ref ref="GeneralAppender" />
    </logger>
    <appender name="GeneralAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">
      <file value="C:\Users\myUser\Desktop\mylog.log" />
      <appendToFile value="true" />
      <rollingStyle value="SIze" />
      <datePattern value="yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss.ff" />
      <maxSizeRollBackups value="10" />
      <maximumFileSize value="10MB" />
      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
        <conversionPattern value="%date [%thread] - [%logger] %message%newline" />
      </layout>
    </appender>
  </log4net>
</configuration>

this file is locate in the service project and in the library both files have set the "Copy to Output Directory" property to "Copy if newer"

I have modifify the AssemblyInfo.cs

[assembly: log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator(ConfigFile = "log4net.config", Watch = true)]

The way to decalre the variable is:

static readonly log4net.ILog _Logger = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);

The way in which I use the logger is the following: 

_Logger.Info("some info");
_Logger.Error("This is an error", Exception);

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1494

Answers (1)

Allan Elder
Allan Elder

Reputation: 4094

I've had this issue before; try adding the following line of code to your service startup.

XmlConfigurator.Configure();

It's part of the log4net.Config namespace.

Upvotes: 2

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