Why does placing nlog.dll.nlog inside the bin folder where NLog.dll not work?

[TheAqua]

Hi,

I am using NLog to log my messages to the Database. I have already configured the NLog.dll.nlog inside the bin folder where i have the NLog.dll file. Following is the configuration that i have for NLog.dll.nlog.

<nlog xmlns="http://www.nlog-project.org/schemas/NLog.xsd"
      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
        throwExceptions="true">
      <targets>
            <target name="database" xsi:type="AsyncWrapper" batchSize="100" queueLimit="25000"
                        overflowAction="Grow" timeToSleepBetweenBatches="50">
                  <target xsi:type="RetryingWrapper" retryCount="10" retryDelayMilliseconds="100">
                        <target xsi:type="Database" dbProvider="mssql" useTransactions="false" keepConnection="true"
                                    dbHost="XXXXX" dbDatabase="XXXXX" dbUserName="XXXXX" dbPassword="XXXXX"
                                    commandText="insert into LogMessages
                                          (TimeStamp, [Level], LoggerName, SourceType, SourceFile, SequenceNumber,
                                                SourceApplication, SourceMachine, Text, Thread, SourceMethod, StackTrace, Exception)
                                                values (@TimeStamp, @Level, @LoggerName, @SourceType, @SourceFile,
                                                @SequenceNumber, @SourceApplication, @SourceMachine, @Text, @Thread,
                                                @SourceMethod, @StackTrace, @Exception)" >

                              <parameter name="@TimeStamp" layout="${date}"/>
                              <parameter name="@Level" layout="${level}"/>
                              <parameter name="@LoggerName" layout="${logger}"/>
                              <parameter name="@SourceType" layout="${processinfo}"/>
                              <parameter name="@SourceFile" layout="${threadname}"/>
                              <parameter name="@SequenceNumber" layout="${counter}"/>
                              <parameter name="@SourceApplication" layout="${processname}"/>
                              <parameter name="@SourceMachine" layout="${machinename}"/>
                              <parameter name="@Text" layout="${message}"/>
                              <parameter name="@Thread" layout="${threadid}"/>
                              <parameter name="@SourceMethod" layout="${callsite}"/>
                              <parameter name="@StackTrace" layout="${stacktrace}"/>
                              <parameter name="@Exception" layout="${exception}"/>
                        </target>
                  </target>
            </target>
      </targets>
      <rules>
            <logger name="*" minlevel="Fatal" writeTo="database"/>
      </rules>
</nlog>

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Now following is the code to call the NLog from my aspx page


private static Logger logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {

       
    }
    protected void but_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        logger.Debug("rajan");

        logger.Fatal("sending log message to database from the we app");
        logger.FatalException("rajan", new Exception());
        NLog.LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger().Factory.Flush(); //It fails here, if i remove this, no
                                                                                                           //llogging happens
    }
}

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As far as aspx page is concerned, i have wrapped up the button inside the AJAX UploadPanel to make asynchronous request. When i click on Button, and it reaches to Logger.Fatal or FatalException, it gives me "Object Reference not set to an instance of an object".

One thing i would like to add is that the same application i tested with Concole application (offcourse without button click and it logs into the database. It only fails with the Web app.

I debug both the web app and console app and i found that in case of web app the Configuration file is not loaded. Please see the attached files.

One file is for console application where configuration file is loaded
second file is for the web app where configuration is not loaded.
         
Please see the files attached

nlog+console+config+.JPGnlog+web+config+null.JPG



Ok...

Here we go...

solved...I took the NLog.dll.nlog out of the bin folder, in case of web app, and placed in the directory we we have the web.config, and it is logging now.

Some kinda wierd as the NLog documentation says that the NLog.dll.nlog can be either in  side the folder where the NLog.dll is or at  some other location as per documentation.

So i did place the NLog.dll.nlog inside the bin folder where i had my NLog.dll was, but it gave me null for the configuration.

Anyhow....its resolved.

But i would be glad to know why it happend. I would definitly log this with NLog.

If anybody has faced this, any comment would be really appreciated.