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log4net - logging makes easy

Use case:

You are working on some task which requires logging to event viewer, file, console or combination of such mediums.

Why?

Most of the time you have to write same string to console and file with two different lines of code. That will cause the code look ugly and while changing messages, developer has to make sure to update both lines. Additional errors may occure due to the mistakes.

Prerequisites:

Install nuget for visual studio.

How?

Right click on your project and click on library package manager. Search for log4net and choose appropriate version as per your visual studio application. Click on install.

What are different mediums where I can log?

MS SQL Server
MS Access
Oracle 9i
Oracle 8i
IBM DB2
SQLite
Asp.Net Trace
Console
EventLog
File
SMTP
much more

Example:
See vss_br/bms/trunk/bms/bmsmigration project in vss for rerence implementation in console application for logging in console and file.
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