Can you pull the connectionString for a log4net AdoNetAppender from elsewhere in a web.config file?

Question

I already have a db connection string in my web.config file. I scanned the log4net docs, but can\'t seem to find a way to use it within the log4net section of my web.config

Answer 1

It is possible to use a DB connection string specified in web.config without creating a new class, though you would need to use log4net build that hasn't been released yet. It can be downloaded from SVN repository http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/logging/log4net/trunk/

Your config will look as follows:

    



    
    
    
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Please note that connectionType still needs to be specified.