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Bob V
Bob V

Reputation: 35

NLog MessageBox target not found

I am unable to use the NLog MessageBox target in a WinForm application. The config file indicates the xsi:type is invalid. When I run the program I get this error:

System.TypeInitializationException HResult=0x80131534 Message=The type initializer for 'Catalog.Form2' threw an exception. Source=Catalog StackTrace: at Catalog.Form2..ctor() in L:\SourceCode\Catalog\Catalog\Form2.cs:line 29 at Catalog.Program.Main() in L:\SourceCode\Catalog\Catalog\Program.cs:line 16

Inner Exception 1: NLogConfigurationException: Exception when parsing L:\SourceCode\Catalog\Catalog\bin\Debug\NLog.config. Inner Exception 2: ArgumentException: Target cannot be found: 'MessageBox'

My config file contains this:

<targets>
  <target name="errors" xsi:type="MessageBox" layout="${message}" />
</targets>
<rules>
  <logger name="*" minlevel="Debug" writeTo="errors" />
</rules>

If I change the target to "Console" everything works. Why does MessageBox not work?

NLog 4.5.11, NLog.Schema 4.5.11, .NET Framwork 4.7.2, VS 2017 Pro (15.9.7)

Upvotes: 1

Views: 446

Answers (1)

Julian
Julian

Reputation: 36740

For the MessageBox target you need to install the NLog.Windows.Forms NuGet package.

See also: https://nlog-project.org/config/?tab=targets&search=messagebox

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Upvotes: 1

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