Enterprise Library 5.0 Logging Step by Step Quick Start

Environment / Setup

• Visual Studio 2010 Professional
• Visual Studio Extension – NuGet Package Manager
• Visual Studio Extension – EnterpriseLibrary.Config

Step 1 – Create a console application.

Step 2 – Use NuGet package manager to add the Enterprise Library 5.0 logging assemblies to your project.

• Open the Package Manager Console
• Set the package manager default project to your console application.
• Issue the following package manager command:
  PM> install-package EnterpriseLibrary.Logging
  

Step 3 – Add an application configuration item (App.config) to your console application.

Step 4 – Configure Enterprise Library 5.0 logging.

• Launch the Enterprise Library configuration editor.
• Click BlocksàAdd Logging Settings
  
• Save and exit.

Step 5 – Code a log entry.

var logEntry = new Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.LogEntry();

logEntry.Message = "test log entry 1";

Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Logger.Write(logEntry);

Step 6 – Try it out.

• Run the application.
• Run eventvwr.exe