Tracing and Web.Config

[Shawn Melton]

I cannot get a clean compile if I add Trace configuration info into my
web.config. This generates an error:

<configuratio n>
<system.diagnos tics>
<switches>
<add name="MyTraceSw itch" value="4" />
</switches>
<trace autoflush="fals e" indentsize="4">
<listeners>
<add name="TextListe ner"
type="System.Di agnostics.TextW riterTraceListe ner" initializeData= "c:\my.log"
/>
<remove type="System.Di agnostics.Defau ltTraceListener " />
</listeners>
</trace>
</system.diagnost ics>
<configuratio n>

If i remove the Trace section but leave in the TraceSwitch part like:

<configuratio n>
<system.diagnos tics>
<switches>
<add name="MyTraceSw itch" value="4" />
</switches>
</system.diagnost ics>
<configuratio n>

the app compiles but when I use the code:

TraceSwitch MyTraceSwitch = new TraceSwitch("My TraceSwitch","M y Web Service");

then check the value of MyTraceSwitch.T raceLevel it's off like the
web.config was ignored.

Any suggestions on how to correct this?

[Brock Allen]

What's the error generated?

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

I cannot get a clean compile if I add Trace configuration info into my
web.config. This generates an error:

<configuratio n>
<system.diagnos tics>
<switches>
<add name="MyTraceSw itch" value="4" />
</switches>
<trace autoflush="fals e" indentsize="4">
<listeners>
<add name="TextListe ner"
type="System.Di agnostics.TextW riterTraceListe ner"
initializeData= "c:\my.log"
/>
<remove type="System.Di agnostics.Defau ltTraceListener " />
</listeners>
</trace>
</system.diagnost ics>
<configuratio n>
If i remove the Trace section but leave in the TraceSwitch part like:

<configuratio n>
<system.diagnos tics>
<switches>
<add name="MyTraceSw itch" value="4" />
</switches>
</system.diagnost ics>
<configuratio n>
the app compiles but when I use the code:

TraceSwitch MyTraceSwitch = new TraceSwitch("My TraceSwitch","M y Web
Service");

then check the value of MyTraceSwitch.T raceLevel it's off like the
web.config was ignored.

Any suggestions on how to correct this?

[Shawn Melton]

Just the generic "i dont like your web.config" error.

Configuration Error
Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file
required to service this request. Please review the specific error details
below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: Exception in configuration section handler.

Source Error:

Line 16: <add key="LogDirecto ryName" value="\logs" />
Line 17: </appSettings>
Line 18: <system.diagnos tics>
Line 19: <switches>
Line 20: <add name="MyTraceSw itch" value="4" />

"Brock Allen" wrote:

What's the error generated?

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

I cannot get a clean compile if I add Trace configuration info into my
web.config. This generates an error:

<configuratio n>
<system.diagnos tics>
<switches>
<add name="MyTraceSw itch" value="4" />
</switches>
<trace autoflush="fals e" indentsize="4">
<listeners>
<add name="TextListe ner"
type="System.Di agnostics.TextW riterTraceListe ner"
initializeData= "c:\my.log"
/>
<remove type="System.Di agnostics.Defau ltTraceListener " />
</listeners>
</trace>
</system.diagnost ics>
<configuratio n>
If i remove the Trace section but leave in the TraceSwitch part like:

<configuratio n>
<system.diagnos tics>
<switches>
<add name="MyTraceSw itch" value="4" />
</switches>
</system.diagnost ics>
<configuratio n>
the app compiles but when I use the code:

TraceSwitch MyTraceSwitch = new TraceSwitch("My TraceSwitch","M y Web
Service");

then check the value of MyTraceSwitch.T raceLevel it's off like the
web.config was ignored.

Any suggestions on how to correct this?

[Graham Hobson]

I am new in .NET but I am currently at a chapter on Debugging and in the
example the TraceSwitch variable is declared as static, i.e.

static TraceSwitch MyTraceSwitch = new TraceSwitch("My TraceSwitch", "My Web
Service");

The book is on Windows based applications and so this may not be of any help
but thought I would make the suggestion anyway.

"Shawn Melton" wrote:

Just the generic "i dont like your web.config" error.

Configuration Error
Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file
required to service this request. Please review the specific error details
below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: Exception in configuration section handler.

Source Error:

Line 16: <add key="LogDirecto ryName" value="\logs" />
Line 17: </appSettings>
Line 18: <system.diagnos tics>
Line 19: <switches>
Line 20: <add name="MyTraceSw itch" value="4" />

"Brock Allen" wrote:

What's the error generated?

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

I cannot get a clean compile if I add Trace configuration info into my
web.config. This generates an error:

<configuratio n>
<system.diagnos tics>
<switches>
<add name="MyTraceSw itch" value="4" />
</switches>
<trace autoflush="fals e" indentsize="4">
<listeners>
<add name="TextListe ner"
type="System.Di agnostics.TextW riterTraceListe ner"
initializeData= "c:\my.log"
/>
<remove type="System.Di agnostics.Defau ltTraceListener " />
</listeners>
</trace>
</system.diagnost ics>
<configuratio n>
If i remove the Trace section but leave in the TraceSwitch part like:

<configuratio n>
<system.diagnos tics>
<switches>
<add name="MyTraceSw itch" value="4" />
</switches>
</system.diagnost ics>
<configuratio n>
the app compiles but when I use the code:

TraceSwitch MyTraceSwitch = new TraceSwitch("My TraceSwitch","M y Web
Service");

then check the value of MyTraceSwitch.T raceLevel it's off like the
web.config was ignored.

Any suggestions on how to correct this?