c# Best Method to create a log file

Question

I\'m writing a tool that\'s going to be check the health of workstations across a network, and will fix according to the issues it finds. I want to create a log file as the

Answer 1

You could use the Apache log4net library:

using System;
using log4net;
using log4net.Config;


public class MyApp
{
    // Define a static logger variable so that it references the
    // Logger instance named "MyApp".
    private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(MyApp));
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        XmlConfigurator.Configure(new System.IO.FileInfo(@"..\..\resources\log4net.config"));
        log.Info("Entering application.");
        Console.WriteLine("starting.........");
        log.Info("Entering application.");
        log.Error("Exiting application.");
        Console.WriteLine("starting.........");
    }
}