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Subject: RE: Including datetime stamp in the log messages.
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:10:46 +0100
Message-ID: <DDEB64C8619AC64DBC074208B046611C7694DA@kronos.neoworks.co.uk>
Thread-Topic: Including datetime stamp in the log messages.
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From: "Nicko Cadell" <nicko@neoworks.com>
To: "Log4NET User" <log4net-user@logging.apache.org>


> Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!=20
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> It works. But can you tell me why it needs to be done this=20
> way? Just curious=20

http://logging.apache.org/log4net/release/sdk/log4net.Appender.FileAppen
der.ActivateOptions.html


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nicko Cadell [mailto:nicko@neoworks.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 10:36 AM
> To: Log4NET User
> Subject: RE: Including datetime stamp in the log messages.=20
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> Try this:=20
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> log4net.Appender.FileAppender oFileAppender =3D new=20
> log4net.Appender.FileAppender();=20
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> log4net.Layout.PatternLayout oPatternLayout =3D new=20
> log4net.Layout.PatternLayout();=20
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> oPatternLayout.Header =3D "[Begin]\r\n";
> oPatternLayout.Footer =3D "[End]\r\n\r\n";=20
> oPatternLayout.ConversionPattern =3D "%date[%thread] %-5level=20
> %message%newline"; oPatternLayout.ActivateOptions();=20
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> oFileAppender.Layout =3D oPatternLayout;=20
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> oFileAppender.File =3D ....=20
> oFileAppender.ActivateOptions();=20
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> Then configure log4net to use the oFileAppender.=20
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> Cheers,
> Nicko=20
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ramaa Davanagere [mailto:RDAVANAG@mobius.com]
> > Sent: 19 September 2005 14:26
> > To: 'Log4NET User'=20
> > Subject: RE: Including datetime stamp in the log messages.=20
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> > I'm using log4net 1.2.9.0
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> > Right now, my Fileappender output looks like this
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> > Void
> > WriteToLog_Info(System.String):busContent.clsSaveContent.Save(
> > ): After calling CreateContentCache()
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> > WriteToLog_Info(System.String):busContent.clsSaveContent.Save(
> > ) - Leaving
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> > WriteToLog_Info(System.String):busContent.clsRetrieveContent.R
> > etrieve() - Entering
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> > But I want it to look more like this...=20
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> > 2005-08-30 08:56:27,968[120048]INFO
> > busContent.clsSaveContent.Save(): After calling CreateContentCache()
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> > 2005-08-30 08:56:27,968[120049]INFO
> > busContent.clsSaveContent.Save(): Leaving
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> > 2005-08-30 08:56:27,968[120050]INFO
> > busContent.clsRetrieveContent.Retrieve() - Entering
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> > 2005-08-30 08:57:58,890[129088]ERROR
> > busContent.clsRetrieveContent.SetVersionNumber(): Object=20
> variable not=20
> > set
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> > 120049 should be the thread id.=20
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> > clsSaveContent and clsRetrieveContent are 2 classes of busContent=20
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> > I'm more interested in getting the initial part (2005-08-30
> > 08:56:27,968[120048]INFO) of the message.=20
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nicko Cadell [mailto:nicko@neoworks.com]
> > Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 9:04 AM
> > To: Log4NET User
> > Subject: RE: Including datetime stamp in the log messages.=20
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> > Which version of log4net are you using?=20
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> > What does the output of your FileAppender look like at the moment?=20
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> > In your desired output example you have a chunk in square=20
> > brackets (e.g.=20
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> > [120048]) between the date and the level name, what do you=20
> want here?=20
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> > From your example is "Void WriteToLog_Info(System.String)"=20
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> > Cheers,=20
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> > Nicko=20
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> > > -----Original Message-----=20
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> > > From: Ramaa Davanagere [mailto:RDAVANAG@mobius.com]=20
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> > > Sent: 19 September 2005 13:56=20
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> > > To: 'log4net-user@logging.apache.org'=20
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> > > Subject: Including datetime stamp in the log messages.=20
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> > > I'm using a fileappender and logging messages to a text file.=20
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> > > My Fileappender and PatternLayout are set like this...=20
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> > > log4net.Layout.PatternLayout oPatternLayout =3D new=20
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> > > oPatternLayout.Footer =3D "[End]\r\n\r\n";=20
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> > > oPatternLayout.ConversionPattern =3D "%d %-5p %c %m%n";=20
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> > > But I want the output to look like the sample shown below. I=20
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> > > want to include the datetime stamp for each message that is=20
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> > > logged to the text file followed by the message type=20
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> > > constants (debug, error, fatal, info, etc) and then my=20
> log message.=20
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> > > 2005-08-30 08:56:27,968[120048]INFO=20
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> > > MyCompanyName.MyProductName.ErrorHandler - Void=20
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> > > WriteToLog_Info(System.String) about to write a log message=20
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> > > 2005-08-30 08:57:58,890[129088]ERROR=20
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> > > MyCompanyName.MyProductName.ErrorHandler - Void=20
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> > > WriteToLog_Err(System.String): Object variable not set=20
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> > > Can somebody look at my conversionPattern string and let me=20
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> > > Thanks.=20
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