web.config system.diagnostics log to a file

[cappmgr]

Does anyone see the problem with this

<trace autoflush="false" indentsize="4">
	<listeners>
		<remove type="System.Diagnostics.DefaultTraceListener" /> 
		<add name="TextLogListener" type="System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener"
		initializeData="C:\TraceLog.txt" />
	</listeners>
</trace>

here is the error
Parser Error Message: Exception in configuration section handler.
Line 17: <system.diagnostics>
If I remove initializeData="C:\TraceLog.txt" it runs fine but since I have not stated a file nothing is written.

I have no problems writing to the event log this works fine

<trace autoflush="false" indentsize="4">
	<listeners>
		<remove type="System.Diagnostics.DefaultTraceListener" /> 
		<add name="EventLogListener" type="System.Diagnostics.EventLogTraceListener"
		initializeData="myRegKey" />
	</listeners>
</trace>

Any help greatly appreciated.
Marty

 

[DaZZleD]

try using \\ instead \

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"two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do" - the unknown sage

 

[cappmgr]

DazzleD, No thank you anyways.
It was a permission problem.
Marty

 

[cappmgr]

Has anyone used the web.config to add a listener? I have given ASPNET/Machinename full access to write to the file. I have steped through and see
System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(sMsg)
being executed but the file remains empty.
Thank you,
Marty

 

[cappmgr]

I forgot Trace.Flush
Thank you.
Marty