Problem with Enterprise Library Logging Block

[suityou01]

The configuration section for Logging cannot be found in the configuration source

I added a reference to Common and Logging in the Enterprise library and then created a config file using the Enterprise library config gui from the right click menu.

I have configured :

Text Formatter
FlatFile Trace Listener
Special Sources (All Events, Logging Errors and Warnings, UnProcessed Category - all to use FlatFile Trace Listener)
Category Sources -> General -> FlatFile Trace Listener

And I still get the error.

It compiles ok.

Code

LogEntry le = new LogEntry();
le.Message = message;
le.Severity = TraceEventType.Verbose;
le.Priority = 1;
if (Logger.ShouldLog(le))

Bold text is where it goes bang.

[Weltchy]

Have you got the required sections in the configSections block of web.config.

ie.

<configSections>
<section name="loggingConfiguration" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Loggin g.Configuration.LoggingSettings, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=051e068228f92cd6" />
<section name="dataConfiguration" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.C onfiguration.DatabaseSettings, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" />


Also, your logging configuration should be something like this

<!--Added For Event Logging Application Configuration-->
<loggingConfiguration name="Logging Application Block" tracingEnabled="true" defaultCategory="General" logWarningsWhenNoCategoriesMatch="true">
<listeners>
<add source="Enterprise Library Logging" formatter="Text Formatter"
log="Application" machineName="" listenerDataType="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLi brary.Logging.Configuration.FormattedEventLogTrace ListenerData, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=051e068228f92cd6"
traceOutputOptions="None" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Loggin g.TraceListeners.FormattedEventLogTraceListener, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=051e068228f92cd6"
name="Formatted EventLog TraceListener" />
</listeners>
<formatters>
<add template="Timestamp: {timestamp}&#xD;&#xA;Message: {message}&#xD;&#xA;Category: {category}&#xD;&#xA;Priority: {priority}&#xD;&#xA;EventId: {eventid}&#xD;&#xA;Severity: {severity}&#xD;&#xA;Title:{title}&#xD;&#xA;Machine : {machine}&#xD;&#xA;Application Domain: {appDomain}&#xD;&#xA;Process Id: {processId}&#xD;&#xA;Process Name: {processName}&#xD;&#xA;Win32 Thread Id: {win32ThreadId}&#xD;&#xA;Thread Name: {threadName}&#xD;&#xA;Extended Properties: {dictionary({key} - {value}&#xD;&#xA}"
type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Loggin g.Formatters.TextFormatter, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=051e068228f92cd6"
name="Text Formatter" />
</formatters>
<categorySources>
<add switchValue="All" name="General">
<listeners>
<add name="Formatted EventLog TraceListener" />
</listeners>
</add>
</categorySources>
<specialSources>
<allEvents switchValue="All" name="All Events" />
<notProcessed switchValue="All" name="Unprocessed Category" />
<errors switchValue="All" name="Logging Errors &amp; Warnings">
<listeners>
<add name="Formatted EventLog TraceListener" />
</listeners>
</errors>
</specialSources>
</loggingConfiguration>


PS - I'm too lazy to reformat the above xml, so its all yours. Also, depending on which version your using, whether you've put the library into the GAC, etc, then the assembly references to the Enterprise Library may also be different

[suityou01]

Have you got the required sections in the configSections block of web.config.

It is a win32 app. The app.Config exists and has the required sections

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<configSections>
<section name="loggingConfiguration" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Loggin g.Configuration.LoggingSettings, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=4.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" />
<section name="dataConfiguration" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.C onfiguration.DatabaseSettings, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data, Version=4.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" />
</configSections>

Also, my logging configuration looks something like this

<loggingConfiguration name="Logging Application Block" tracingEnabled="true"
defaultCategory="General" logWarningsWhenNoCategoriesMatch="true">
<listeners>
<add fileName="trace.log" header="----------------------------------------"
footer="----------------------------------------" formatter=""
listenerDataType="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLi brary.Logging.Configuration.FlatFileTraceListenerD ata, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=4.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
traceOutputOptions="None" filter="All" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Loggin g.TraceListeners.FlatFileTraceListener, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=4.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
name="FlatFile TraceListener" />
</listeners>
<formatters>
<add template="Timestamp: {timestamp}&#xD;&#xA;Message: {message}&#xD;&#xA;Category: {category}&#xD;&#xA;Priority: {priority}&#xD;&#xA;EventId: {eventid}&#xD;&#xA;Severity: {severity}&#xD;&#xA;Title:{title}&#xD;&#xA;Machine : {machine}&#xD;&#xA;Application Domain: {appDomain}&#xD;&#xA;Process Id: {processId}&#xD;&#xA;Process Name: {processName}&#xD;&#xA;Win32 Thread Id: {win32ThreadId}&#xD;&#xA;Thread Name: {threadName}&#xD;&#xA;Extended Properties: {dictionary({key} - {value}&#xD;&#xA}"
type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Loggin g.Formatters.TextFormatter, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=4.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
name="Text Formatter" />
</formatters>
<categorySources>
<add switchValue="All" name="General">
<listeners>
<add name="FlatFile TraceListener" />
</listeners>
</add>
</categorySources>
<specialSources>
<allEvents switchValue="All" name="All Events">
<listeners>
<add name="FlatFile TraceListener" />
</listeners>
</allEvents>
<notProcessed switchValue="All" name="Unprocessed Category">
<listeners>
<add name="FlatFile TraceListener" />
</listeners>
</notProcessed>
<errors switchValue="All" name="Logging Errors &amp; Warnings">
<listeners>
<add name="FlatFile TraceListener" />
</listeners>
</errors>
</specialSources>
</loggingConfiguration>

[Weltchy]

Hrm, without trawling deep into my own code, don't you also need to set the category property for the LogEntry object?

[DiscoStu]

I'm so disappointed. Looking at the CUK front page, the title of this thread was Problem with Enterprise... I was hoping for a warp core issue or a problem with the photon torpedoes

[suityou01]

Hrm, without trawling deep into my own code, don't you also need to set the category property for the LogEntry object?

The code is lifted from another project and it works. I followed the MSDN article on how to configure EL Logging, and compared each and every node with the project that was working.

As a last resort I posted here.

[Weltchy]

Just checking the obvious, but when you created the config file, was it called app.config and what are the compilation options for it? When you build the project, is the config file being renamed to match [Executable].config? I wonder if for some reason the App.Config file is not being picked up?

[suityou01]

Just checking the obvious, but when you created the config file, was it called app.config and what are the compilation options for it? When you build the project, is the config file being renamed to match [Executable].config? I wonder if for some reason the App.Config file is not being picked up?

It's always the obvious that goes wrong.

Checking now, thanks for your help btw.

[suityou01]

Just checking the obvious, but when you created the config file, was it called app.config and what are the compilation options for it? When you build the project, is the config file being renamed to match [Executable].config? I wonder if for some reason the App.Config file is not being picked up?

MyApp.exe.config
Build Action = none
It is set to copy to output directory = always

[voodooflux]

Just checking the obvious, but when you created the config file, was it called app.config and what are the compilation options for it? When you build the project, is the config file being renamed to match [Executable].config? I wonder if for some reason the App.Config file is not being picked up?

It's always the obvious that goes wrong.

Checking now, thanks for your help btw.

Based on your previous posts I am correct in guessing that this is a WPF application? If so Weltchy could be on to something there - by default when you add an application config file to a WPF application it appears to be named app1.config rather than app.config, and needs to be renamed.

EDIT: forget all that in light of your last post.