How can I log a message so that I can see it in VS2013?

Question

I am running a VS2013 Azure application locally and outputing a message to the Debug window like this:

Debug.WriteLine(logString);

This works SOMETIMES and other times I get a message saying:

Not running in a hosted service or the Development Fabric.
Could not create Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Diagnostics.DiagnosticMonitorTraceListener,     Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Diagnostics,

From what I understand from other answers on SO there is some kind of conflict with the Diagnostics when I use Debug.Write().

So is there another way I can write a message to the output window just while I am testing? I know there is a Console.Write but this will not work as I do not have a console.

Make sure you set the cloud service project as startup project, not any role project as startup OR refer to this related SO [answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/13881495/122005). — chridam, Mar 27 '14 at 13:59

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 27 '14 at 13:56

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Using System.Diagnostics, you can use the trace object:

Trace.Write("YOUR MESSGE");

Here's a reference...

answered Mar 27 '14 at 13:56

Karim AG

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Where does the Trace output go to ? How can I see that ? – Mar 28 '14 at 04:27
on the Output window in visual studio – Karim AG Mar 28 '14 at 19:10
pres Ctrl+Alt+O to display it – Karim AG Mar 28 '14 at 19:11

How can I log a message so that I can see it in VS2013?

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