C# console application log file

14y16.4kVisual Basic .NET

In a C# 2008 console application, the log file must be redirected to a dos popup window since that is what I see in the dos popup window. I do not see any kind of log files being saved. Thus can you tell me how to change code that goes to the dos popup menu and have the results saved to a log file instead?

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Vulpes14y ago
Accepted answer
To redirect console output to a file rather than the console itself, you'll need to use code such as the following:

using System;
using System.IO;

class Test
{
static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine("Standard output");
FileStream fs = new FileStream("test.log", FileMode.Append);
TextWriter standard = Console.Out; // save standard output

using (StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(fs))
{
Console.SetOut(sw); // redirect output to file
Console.WriteLine("First entry");
Console.WriteLine("Second entry");
}

fs.Close();
Console.SetOut(standard); // cancel redirection
Console.WriteLine("Standard output again");
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
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dc14y ago
I would like the log results to be saved in a log file somewhere. Thus can you tell me how to save the log file to a specified location where I can look at it at a later point?
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Venkatesh Kumar14y ago
simply write console.write it will log you messages in console window.
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