FileLogTraceListener.Location Property

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Definition

Namespace:
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Logging
Assembly:
Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
Assembly:
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

Gets or sets location for the log files.

public:
 property Microsoft::VisualBasic::Logging::LogFileLocation Location { Microsoft::VisualBasic::Logging::LogFileLocation get(); void set(Microsoft::VisualBasic::Logging::LogFileLocation value); };
public Microsoft.VisualBasic.Logging.LogFileLocation Location { get; set; }
member this.Location : Microsoft.VisualBasic.Logging.LogFileLocation with get, set
Public Property Location As LogFileLocation

Property Value

LogFileLocation

LogFileLocation, which is the location for the log file. The default value is LocalUserApplicationDirectory.

Remarks

Use the Location property to set the log path to one of the predefined paths, determined by the LogFileLocation enumeration values.

Location value Path
CommonApplicationDirectory The path for the application data that is shared among all users, with the format:

BasePath\CompanyName\ProductName\ProductVersion

A typical value for BasePath is:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data

The values of CompanyName, ProductName, and ProductVersion come from the assembly.
ExecutableDirectory The path for the executable file that started the application.
LocalUserApplicationDirectory The path for the application data of a user, with the format:

BasePath\CompanyName\ProductName\ProductVersion

A typical value for BasePath is:

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data

The values of CompanyName, ProductName, and ProductVersion come form the assembly.
TempDirectory The path of the current system's temporary folder.
Custom If the string specified by CustomLocation is not empty, then use it as the path; otherwise use the path for the application data of a user.

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