ASP.NET MVC exception logging

Question

i have just taken over an app that has a lot of code like below where exceptions are just caught and Console.Write(xxx) is there.

I would like to change this so i have a simple log to review everything there is a Console.write() now.

What is the simplest way for getting this setup in asp.net mvc to have a file to view on the IIS server.

try
{
    SmtpClient c = new SmtpClient("mail.xxx.org");
    c.Send(msg);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    Console.Write(ex.Message.ToString());
}

There are other similar questions re: ASP.NET MVC. Please see... http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1032373/asp-net-mvc-exception-logging-combined-with-error-handling — Eric Schoonover, Aug 06 '09 at 05:32
Also, [this blog](http://blog.dantup.me.uk/2009/04/aspnet-mvc-handleerror-attribute-custom.html) has a good explanation of how to log errors caught by the [HandleError] attribute. — Joseph Yaduvanshi, Aug 06 '09 at 05:28

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 06 '09 at 04:58

5

You might want to try the ELMAH library.

Check the project site for some examples.

Scott Hanselman has also written a blog post or two about it.

answered Aug 06 '09 at 04:58

Richard Banks

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