You would want to create a RollingFileAppender and then change the file based upon the date. Here is my tutorial on log4net, which includes the specified appender: log4net Tutorial[^]You would just need to change it to use date instead of size for changing the file. Here is an example of...

.NET

log4net

Send email for only Error level provider in log4net

30 Aug 2012 by KalpenPatel

ASP.NET

log4net

Log4net does not writes to log file

3 Apr 2012 by sjelen

Check if your application has write permissions on destination folder for log file.

log4net

Log logfile entries per month using log4Net

16 Jul 2012 by ankurtrue1

...

MVC3

log4net

Is log4net adonetappender lock the log table while application running?

13 Mar 2016 by Dave Kreskowiak

No, it doesn't. The problem is probably buffering. The ADO.NET appender will not, by default, write each and every log item to the database as it gets them. It will buffer them and write them to the database in batches.Read further down that article, under the FAQ section, and you'll...

ASP.NET

log4net

Error trapping in Console Application

20 Jan 2011 by Manfred Rudolf Bihy

Your "constructor" has a try catch block and re-throws the exception if one was caught. So where do you think the mistake is? What would you have expected instead?Please explain!Modification:If the configuration of log4net fails, it will write output about that failure to the console....

log4net

application

log4Net - System.ArgumentNullException: value can't be null

16 Mar 2011 by #realJSOP

Check this link out:RollingFileAppender tips[^]BTW, google is pretty handy...

log4net

Configuring Log4net in c#

5 Dec 2011 by Manfred Rudolf Bihy

If you're doing the configuration from within your code this is definitely not advisable. You can have all you configurations within one log4net configuration file. All you have to agree on is a naming scheme for your configurations that will avoid collisions. One way to achieve this is to have...

C#4.0

log4net

log4net in web service

16 Mar 2012 by Manfred Rudolf Bihy

If you have successfully tried it in a webform application there's nothing keeping you from using it in a webservice. What problems are you having? Just add a log4net configuration section to your webconfig file the same as you would do with your application config file.Regards,Manfred

webservice

log4net

clarrification needed in log4net

20 Mar 2012 by Steve Maier

The property for IsErrorEnabled checks your app.config file to see if you have that level of logging turned on. You can turn on the logging like this to have error logging on. You would also have to have an appender installed named EventLogAppender. But the level can be changed to just WARN...

log4net

Log4net log file in relative path

1 May 2012 by Vincent026

This works: http://geekswithblogs.net/wpeck/archive/2009/10/08/setting-log4net-fileappender.file-at-runtime.aspx[^]Be sure that the mentioned Initialize method is called after log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure() is called. This is not mentioned in the article but can be...

log4net

Logging in log4net , single log for single day

1 Jun 2012 by Oleksandr Kulchytskyi

Hi guys , i encountered with such problem:i need to store in some folder logs file for appropriate day.Maybe anyone knows hot to configure log4net, in such way, that he can creates a single log file for a day???It's very important for me.Thanks.

.NET

log4net

Multiple smtphost addresses using log4net

6 Jun 2012 by Pankaj Chamria

I want to be able to specify multiple smtp server host addresses and implement a logic whereby if email using one smtp server fails, it tries to send using the next smtp server address. Is it possible using log4net. Can we override some functions of log4net and implement our own logic in it to...

log4net

log4net: Write file located at shared drive

31 Mar 2014 by Guruprasad.K.Basavaraju

Markand, you may want to try using the minimal locking model.

C#3.5

log4net

Messed up log files

1 Apr 2014 by Guruprasad.K.Basavaraju

Markand,Try this.For INFO FOR Error Log.

log4net

Could not load file or assembly 'log4net' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format

7 Jun 2014 by Francis S Michael

Hi, Just remove it from the dll from your project and then try to build the project. Since you don't need that one. In case you want to include that dll, you should check that, the application pool you are using is compatible with the assembly. I have encountered these kind of...

ASP.NET

log4net

How to stored the logs in Sql server?

7 Jan 2015 by Peter Leow

Read this CP article: log4net Tutorial[^]

log4net

how to insert log4net logging code into try catch block and store logging to sql database in asp.net

21 Jul 2015 by Suvendu Shekhar Giri

Why not trying Google search prior to post such questions here?Check these articles-How to store log in database using log4net[^]Save Log Information in Database with log4net and NHibernate[^]Hope, it helps :)

SQL-Server-2008R2

log4net

how to insert log4net logging code into try catch block and store logging to sql database in asp.net

21 Jul 2015 by SonuKSingh

Check your log4net config. You have to use appender for MS Sql Server. Below is the example. Change Database connection string and Table Name as per yours and also make sure you have created table in database. ...

SQL-Server-2008R2

log4net

AlphaLog

2 Oct 2015 by ChRi$m0rG@N

A tool for filtering and merging large text files.

Log4net version conflicts

21 Jul 2016 by F-ES Sitecore

You can change your code to use the latest version (surely that won't be hard? it's only logging). Or if the assemblies are compatible you can use assembly redirection to have your code load the 1.2.13 assembly even though it is referencing an older versionRedirecting Assembly...

log4net

Unable to write log using log4net in different-2 file

19 Dec 2016 by Member 11242733

You have to add a threshold value to your appender

C#3.5

log4net

2 Ways to Log the Current User in ASP.NET Core

2 Jul 2021 by Lee P Richardson

How to automatically add current user info to logs in ASP.NET Core

ASP.NET-Core

ASP.NET

log4net

Error trapping in Console Application

20 Jan 2011 by Nish Nishant

[Adding to Manfred's response.]If your problem is that log4net logs errors to the console before you get a chance to handle any exceptions, then check to see if it has any means to disable console error logging. It would be quite surprising if it won't let you do that. And isn't it open...

log4net

application

log4net with multiple appender

8 Mar 2011 by Member 4179480

Hi all I need to customized log4net for two type of appender one is file and other is adoNet.We will log to file if we there is problem with connection with sql other wise it will log to database in the log table.Please help me if somebody work in similar concept.Thanks.

log4net

log4net with multiple appender

8 Mar 2011 by Jules VDV

What you are looking for doesn't currently exist in log4net, but it has been entered as a feature to be implemented. See here for more info.Another way you could do this is by taking the source of the AdoNetAppender and FileAppender and merge them into a custom appender type. Creating...

log4net

usability of log4net in a compact framework 3.5 project

15 Mar 2011 by Sandeep Mewara

I guess not. Look here for .NET Framework supported by log4Net:Summary of .NET frameworks supported by log4net[^]It says: log4net now builds on 6 frameworks:1. Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 (1.0.3705) 2. Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 (1.1.4322) 3. Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0...

.NETCF

.NET3.5

log4net

log4Net - System.ArgumentNullException: value can't be null

16 Mar 2011 by #realJSOP

The argument fileName can't be null or an empty string. Look in your C# code. Try running your code under the debugger. It will stop at (or near) the point of failure.

log4net

usability of log4net in a compact framework 3.5 project

15 Mar 2011 by vagabond86

I have downloaded log4net and found that it contains dll only for compact framework 1.0.I would like to know if this dll can be used for a compact framerok 3.5 project.

.NETCF

.NET3.5

log4net

Event viewer for device applications

17 Mar 2011 by vagabond86

do we have event viewer in device applications where we can log the exceptions as it is done in event viewer in desktop applications.I am using log4net as a logging tool for my device.In my project Visual Studio 2008, Windows Mobile 6 professional SDK as target platform and .Net Compact...

log4net

Log4net Adonet Appender: getting data jumbled when multiple instances of an application are runned.

14 Jul 2011 by adulapuramrajesh

Scenario: A asp.net web application was deployed on remote IIS and is configured to log into oracle database.Log table has these columns:Login_ID,Log_message,Querystring,ipaddress. So the deployed url was browsed from different systems using different login_idsProblem: When the application...

log4net

log4 net mutilple logfiles

27 Jul 2011 by viswadattu

i have two rolling file appenders for two seperate logs the first RollingLogFileAppender should store the logs in the catch block ie exceptions and seond Elaspsedtimeappender should store the logs in the finally block the RollingLogFileAppender has path to c drive and Elaspsedtimeappender...

log4net

log4 net mutilple logfiles

27 Jul 2011 by Prerak Patel

You need to create multiple loggers. Check all the answers in SO post.http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1372435/configure-log4net-to-write-to-multiple-files[^]http://stackoverflow.com/questions/308436/log4net-programmatically-specify-multiple-loggers-with-multiple-file-appenders[^]

log4net

Problem with Logging

4 Aug 2011 by pete422

Hi,I have written a service and have established logging throughout my code (using log4net). I am having an issue (bug) and when this bug arises my log files donot get generated, are there any suggestions and adivces to as what mistake I have done.RegardsPete[Answer moved to...

log4net

Problem with Logging

4 Aug 2011 by fjdiewornncalwe

Debug your code. Use unit tests to block test the log writer creation and confirm that the log writing code is valid. Without seeing your configuration for the logging that is about all I could suggest.[Update]You may need to revisit all the instances in your application where you attempt...

log4net

Configuring Log4net in c#

5 Dec 2011 by CGN007

Hi, I'm using log4net to log in my WPF MVVM application.I've different type of log like application,network etc that logs in different folders using different log4net Config files.Each time when the application tries to log I'm configuring the log4net(Both file appender and mail).Is it a...

C#4.0

log4net

Multiple log files in log4net

12 Mar 2020 by CodingLover

Hi all,I want to log some data into multiple log files using the log4net. My App.cofing looks like this.

log4net

Multiple log files in log4net

29 Jan 2012 by Rajesh Anuhya

See this CP article, this may helps youUse Multiple log4net Outputs from One Application[^]Thanks--RA

log4net

Send email for only Error level provider in log4net

14 Feb 2012 by PankajSaha

Hi, I have an asp.net site. I have configured the log4net for the logging. I am using only two provider File and SMTP. I want to log all type of level in the File, but email should be send only for the the Error level. Do not want to send an email for the ERROR, INFO, WARN and FATAL. I have...

ASP.NET

log4net

Send email for only Error level provider in log4net

15 Feb 2012 by BillW33

I am not a log4net expert, but I believe your problem is due to you having set threshold value="ALL". Try setting threshold value="ERROR". Also take a look at this article: http://www.webonweboff.com/tips/asp/logging.aspx[^]

ASP.NET

log4net

log4net in web service

16 Mar 2012 by Sebastian T Xavier

Can I use log4net in my web service? If so can I have a sample? I have successfully tried it with a web form application (.Net 3.5).

webservice

log4net

log4net in web service

18 Mar 2012 by Sebastian T Xavier

I have just added log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure(); in the Application_Start event of global.asax.Thanks

webservice

log4net

clarrification needed in log4net

20 Mar 2012 by Sebastian T Xavier

Hello all,I have used the following URL to implement log4net,[code_project], Can anyone please help me to understand step 6? if (log.IsErrorEnabled){ log.Error("Page Load failed : " + ex.Message);}I don't understand how if (log.IsErrorEnabled) works...Regards

log4net

clarrification needed in log4net

20 Mar 2012 by Sebastian T Xavier

Yes Steve, I still have doubt..I have added the following code in my web.config file type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender"> And added...

log4net

Log4net log file in relative path

30 Mar 2012 by Sebastian T Xavier

Hello,How we can save the log4net log file to a relative path. The code I have is as follows... ...

log4net

Log4net does not writes to log file

1 Apr 2019 by Sebastian T Xavier

I am unable to find the reason why log4net is not writing anything to log file. the below is the configuration I have used.

log4net

Configuring log4net in console application reg

17 May 2012 by gowthammanju

HiI have configure log4net with a console application successfully .But after building and taking the dll with supportive files of log4net and app.config file and place it in a new project if i run that new project log is not working but the other concept in that dll works fine i...

.NET

log4net

Configuring log4net in console application reg

18 May 2012 by Tim Corey

If I understand you correctly, you tested everything out in one application and then put the config and the dll into a new application and now nothing works. It sounds to me like you might not have done all of the work in your code that you need to do. For example, did you set up your...

.NET

log4net

Event viewer for device applications

18 May 2012 by Tim Corey

I do not believe there is one. Probably your best bet would be to create a simple viewer yourself. Storing the data in a mobile database or even writing it to an HTML file that you could then view might be an easy option.

log4net

Log4net Adonet Appender: getting data jumbled when multiple instances of an application are runned.

30 May 2012 by Tim Corey

I'm afraid I can't give you a great solution, but at least a servicable one will hopefully do. Here is a post with the answer on how to modify the HttpContext to do your bidding: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1066062/log4net-threadcontext-and-global-asax[^]

log4net

Multiple smtphost addresses using log4net

6 Jun 2012 by SASS_Shooter

One approach you can take -- though there are many solutions -- is to implement Common.Logging 2.0. This will give you pretty much the basic logging interface without any logging implementation. Then through Common.Logging configuration you can tell it what to use.Via this mechanism you...

log4net

Log logfile entries per month using log4Net

16 Jul 2012 by StianSandberg

use rollingStyle and datePattern.

MVC3

log4net

Log4net RollingFileAppender losing files during rollover

24 Aug 2012 by agoldberg@sendwordnow.com

Hi,I've a RollingFileAppender that appears to be loosing files at some point.For example: I have the following log files in my log folderapplog.log.220applog.log.221applog.log.222applog.log.224applog.log.225For some reason, applog.log.223 is missing. When I look at the last log...

log4net

Log4net RollingFileAppender losing files during rollover

25 Aug 2012 by jschell

Presuming that you are not using AppDomains or multiple processes to write to the same file then it is is a problem in Log4net. And unfortunately last time I checked no one really seemed to be supporting that logger. So you might have to fix it yourself. Or switch to a different logger.

log4net

Log4Net for web application

10 Sep 2012 by Mehdi Gholam

No log4net is not process safe in the sense that you cannot save to a unified log file from different processes as the log files are locked for exclusive writing..

ASP.NET

log4net

TCP/IP Logging Application

18 Dec 2012 by Dominique Krug

HelloI provided a C# application, which to log messages over a TCP/IP connection to a CONSOLE (a TXT file would also go) to transfer and indicate is. Unfortunately this does not function and I didn't know which changes is necessarily thereby the messages over the TCP/IP connection can be...

TCP/IP Logging Application

19 Dec 2012 by Jibesh

Read about .Net Remoting herea-simple-remoting-example-in-c/[^]dotnetremoting[^]

Creating separate log file for each and every session created in the web application

23 Apr 2013 by Manikandan Sekar

Hi guys, I need the log info for each and every session created in the web application in asp.net. the log file must be rollback by size 5I am using the following code. For each time the log file created i need to specify the logger configuration in the log file, after that I need to create...

ASP.NET

logging

log4net

Log4net appender for sending logs over tcp

30 Apr 2013 by LeVar H.

Is there a log4net appender similar to the RemoteSyslogAppender that is capable of transmitting logs over TCP versus UDP?

log4net

Log4net not logging after publishing my program

7 May 2013 by Mehdi Gholam

You can also take a look at my article : Mini Drop-in Replacement for log4net[^]

log4net

How to write fatal and debug information to two different log files using log4net

31 May 2013 by ASLAM SYED

Hi allcan anyone help me out how to write the "fatal" information of "fileappender" and "debug" information of "rollingfileappender" to two different file using "log4net"thank you in advance

log4net

can we add multiple log files using file appender or rolling file appender in log4net

3 Jun 2013 by ASLAM SYED

HiAllhow to create multiple log files using file appender or rolling file apender for different level values in log4netThank you in advance

log4net

can we add multiple log files using file appender or rolling file appender in log4net

3 Jun 2013 by SudhirKankal

Hope below link resolves your queryconfigure-log4net-to-write-to-multiple-files

log4net

How manage log4net to log into specific Url or Web Service

11 Jun 2013 by alfrdo

I have Web App and I want send my logs (with Log4Net) (Error-Info-Warning) with query string into Specific url OR Send logs to the web service that I created it before?

ASP.NET

log4net

How manage log4net to log into specific Url or Web Service

11 Jun 2013 by tumbledDown2earth

Here is a project doing something similar:LOG4NET WebServiceAppender[^]

ASP.NET

log4net

How manage log4net to log into specific Url or Web Service

11 Jun 2013 by alfrdo

public class TwitterAppender : AppenderSkeleton { #region Private Members private const string REQUEST_CONTENT_TYPE = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"; private const string REQUEST_METHOD = "POST"; // The source attribute has been removed from the...

ASP.NET

log4net

How manage log4net to log into specific Url or Web Service

11 Jun 2013 by alfrdo

using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Linq;using System.Net;using System.Text;using System.Web;using log4net.Appender;using log4net.Core;namespace TwitterAppender{ public class TwitterAppender : AppenderSkeleton { #region Private...

ASP.NET

log4net

log4net problem in mvc4`

18 Jun 2013 by sharmarun

hi i am not able to add this line of code it shows error after log4net.configlog4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure()

MVC

log4net

How to send mail.. by using log4net.. Send the Information with total procedure Please..

2 Jul 2013 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

This is explained in Apache documentation. In particular, take a look at this simple configuration sample, locate "SmtpAppender" section: http://logging.apache.org/log4net/release/config-examples.html[^].—SA

log4net

Want to log using Log4Net in N-tier architecture

16 Jul 2013 by ♥…ЯҠ…♥

Hi Friends,I am using N-Tier architecture in my application.That consists of MVC web application, proxy project, WCF service project, business layer project, data layer project.I am logging the application activity through Log4Net framework.Now logging is working for MVC Web...

N-Tier

logging

log4net

Want to log using Log4Net in N-tier architecture

16 Jul 2013 by praks_1

Hi,see this link:http://sadi02.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/log4net-tutorial-in-c-net-how-can-i-show-log-in-a-file/[^]And u don't have to copy .xml file to all project u can do other way round also.

N-Tier

logging

log4net

Want to log using Log4Net in N-tier architecture

18 Jul 2013 by ♥…ЯҠ…♥

Hi Friends, I solved this by creating separate project called log4netwrapper to log the application.I designed a class to read the log4net config file then, i wrote a class for different debug levels.Now I referenced the log4netwrapper dll to all the layer and I added configuration to...

N-Tier

logging

log4net

Log4Net - ThreadContext

25 Jul 2013 by TapasU

Hi All,I am working on a web service to WCF migration project. In my old web service, I have few logger statements like below.using (log4net.ThreadContext.Stacks["ClientIP"].Push(Context.Request.ServerVariables["REMOTE_ADDR"])) { using...

Regarding output of log4net.

29 Aug 2013 by Member 10241903

Hello,I'm using log4net with visual studio 2010 version 4.My problem is that I am not getting any error but output is not correct.My text file is empty and output on console is not correct.The code I have written is as follows:For app.config:

log4net

log4net eventlogappender doesn't log after deploy in windows server 2012

27 Nov 2013 by sam3440

I have implemented log4net in wcf service and using eventlogappender, its all working good in development region, when I deploy to test environment, eventlogappender is not working, but smtp appender is working fine in test environment. I searched online for solution and came across permission...

log4net

log4net eventlogappender doesn't log after deploy in windows server 2012

4 Dec 2013 by sam3440

Solved, I created a console application to create event source and ran it as an administrator, it created event source and then I restarted IIS to have to changes. It worked. So it needs an installer to do all these.

log4net

Trying to group message in eventviewer, log4net

4 Dec 2013 by sam3440

Our Wcf service uses log4net to write all message to Event viewer, right now I am using Thread id to group messages from one call. But when number of user increases it will be hard to group messages which belongs to one thread id or some time same thread id will be used again.Is there any...

log4net

Log4Net: how to avoid Dummy entry created in Eventlog

24 Feb 2014 by Member 10621073

I have created a sample program and every time I run this program, it is creating a dummy entry in the event log as below. How to avoid without creating a logger?2014-02-24 18:04:53,557 [8] ERROR Log4NetSample.Program [(null)] - Error messageMy Code:using log4net;using...

event

logging

log4net

AdoNetAppender only logs in local DB

25 Feb 2014 by JCPoirier

I have used using log4net successfully on many projects. This time I am stumped. I have a web app and log4net will only log to my local db. When I configure it to use the remote db nothing gets logged. The only difference in the config is Data Source=localhost; vs Data Source= machineName;...

ADO.NET

log4net

log4net: Write file located at shared drive

30 Mar 2014 by markand911

I have two loggers to log errors. One logger writes log into a file which is put in to a shared drive. The other logger shoots email of error.Email logger works very fine. But the log file doesnt reflect every error log.I think the problem is because its being shared between many users....

C#3.5

log4net

Messed up log files

31 Mar 2014 by markand911

log4net

Log4Net config file name / location

18 May 2014 by dnibbo

Hi, I have a vb.net application and I would like to use Log4Net for logging.I have found loads of examples of it in use but can't find anything that explains of the basics. What I need to know is where does the default config file need to be and what should it be called. I am sure this is...

log4net

log4net dosen't log when running in release mod

28 May 2014 by Coddddder

Hi,I am using log4net to log different info in my windows project. It works fine when creating setup in "Debug" mode. But when created setup in "Release" mode, it stops working. I am using AdoNetAppender.Any help will be appreciated.ThanksVijay

log4net

log4net dosen't log when running in release mod

28 May 2014 by Mehdi Gholam

Make sure the configuration file for log4net exists and is accessible to the release build (is in the release folder).

log4net

log4net dosen't log when running in release mod

29 May 2014 by Coddddder

Here is my log4net config type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler, log4net" />

log4net

MiniProfiler + Log4Net

4 Jun 2014 by Thang Believe

A solution for performance logging

Could not load file or assembly 'log4net' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format

7 Jun 2014 by ali_1

Hello All,I am gettinG a error that is "Could not load file or assembly 'log4net' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.".Some body used the project before.We are not using a log4net.dll there in the bin folder in our application.but...

ASP.NET

log4net

Is there any way to schedule Log4Net to take log from project automatically?

24 Jun 2014 by Dave Kreskowiak

Use the RollingFileAppender[^]. More[^].

log4net

How to open a log.config file if I use log4net (version 1.2.13.0) ?

15 Jul 2014 by Member 10872485

I don't know how to open the file log.config ?I read that need to add below line in our AssemblyInfo.cs file : [assembly: log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator(ConfigFile="Web.config", Watch=true)]but it doesn't work ! I have version 1.2.13.0 for log4net.I want to open this file to...

logging

log4net

How to open a log.config file if I use log4net (version 1.2.13.0) ?

15 Jul 2014 by CHill60

Try these CodeProject articles:log4net Tutorial[^]Configure Log4Net for Desktop and Web Applications[^]Configure Log4Net in ASP.NET 2.0[^]

logging

log4net

How can I set the path and the size of the file.log in log.config if I use log4net in C# ?

31 Jul 2014 by Member 10872485

Hello,I use the framework log4net for write the logFile for my application C#.I want to set manually the path and the size of the file.log in log.config.My log.config file is :

Visual-Studio

log4net

How can I set the path and the size of the file.log in log.config if I use log4net in C# ?

31 Jul 2014 by Mehdi Gholam

Read this : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16336917/can-you-configure-log4net-in-code-instead-of-using-a-config-file[^]or try using my article here : Mini Drop-in Replacement for log4net[^]

Visual-Studio

log4net

How To Make Exception Reporting in log4net Awesome

15 Oct 2014 by jgauffin

How to make exception reporting in log4net awesome

when the logs are entered two times in logfiles?

5 Jan 2015 by sridharan.N

Am used the log4net to log the exception. when the logging is performed but the logs are entered two times in logfiles (LoggerFile.log)web.config ...

.NET

log4net

How to stored the logs in Sql server?

7 Jan 2015 by sridharan.N

How to stored the logs using log4net in Sql server?

log4net

when the logs are entered two times in logfiles?

7 Jan 2015 by sridharan.N

In a web.config file two times given the file appender. so thats only a logs are...

.NET

log4net

How do I write a message in my log file?

15 Jun 2015 by arunkx

Below is my code for a C# console application in DotNet Framework 4.0. It shows no error but the message is not being written to log file. Please help me hereApp.Config:-

C#4.0

log4net