Managing Diagnostic Listener Files

A

Andrew

Ive created a web app. which has a web.config file that automatically
creates a text listener file for my Application trace. Over time this file
will grow and I want to understand how best to manage it. Ive tried deleting
it but windows complains that it is in use. This is even the case when I
stop IIS. The only way Ive found of deleting the file is by Rebooting the
machine and deleting it before I run my app.

So my question is - what is the best approach for managing these System
Diagnostic listener files?

Thanks
Andrew
 
D

Dale

Put the data in a database and delete the old records on a schedule.

Dale Preston
MCAD, MCSE, MCDBA
 
A

Alvin Bruney [MVP]

to delete a file that is in use, you first rename the current file to a temp
name and then delete the current and the renamed file.
 
J

John Saunders

Andrew said:
Ive created a web app. which has a web.config file that automatically
creates a text listener file for my Application trace. Over time this file
will grow and I want to understand how best to manage it. Ive tried deleting
it but windows complains that it is in use. This is even the case when I
stop IIS. The only way Ive found of deleting the file is by Rebooting the
machine and deleting it before I run my app.

So my question is - what is the best approach for managing these System
Diagnostic listener files?

My practice is to not use them, but instead to use the
EventLogTraceListener.
 
A

Andrew

Ive tried renaming the file but I still get the inuse error. Any other
thoughts

Andrew


Alvin Bruney said:
to delete a file that is in use, you first rename the current file to a temp
name and then delete the current and the renamed file.

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Regards,
Alvin Bruney
[ASP.NET MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx]
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Dale said:
Put the data in a database and delete the old records on a schedule.

Dale Preston
MCAD, MCSE, MCDBA
 

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