Question

Is it possible to create a text file and log some info in WPF application when it is deployed as MSI installer and running on a client machine.

I tried creating a file using File.create etc. But the file is not getting created on client machine.

Thanks in advance.

                        using (FileStream stream = File.Create(@"c:\Log.txt"))
                        {
                            using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(stream))
                            {
                                writer.WriteLine("I can write to local disk.");
                            }
                        }

Answer 1

One option is the tracing APIs in .NET. You can configure it via config files to go to a file (file listener). The default goes to debug output and you can use DebugView from Sysinternals. You can even create custom trace listeners.

This link has some overview links:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/kcwalina/tracing-apis-in-net-framework-2-0