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          We have included the enterprise instrumentation and the logging application block in a Asp.net (VS.net 2003) application and it worked fine. But when we deploy the project in the production the logging application block does not work the cod
           EventSource ...

For questions on the Logging Block, Exception Management Application
Block, etc., should we post here or email devfdbck@microsoft.com?  I
would like to think that questions should be posted publically so that
all can benefit.

I am trying to consume a web service.  The web service has methods that accept custom types as input and output arguments.  When I add the web reference in VS.NET 2003 and it generates the proxy code, I end up with stubbed in custom types classes that are empty, meaning they ...

I hope you'll indulge the length of this post.  I'm looking into
incorporating the Exception Management Application Block (EMAB) and the
Logging Block into my future applications.  The latter includes the
Enterprise Instrumentation Framework Publisher for EMAB.  I noticed that

I'd appreciate some guidance of the type of application that would
benefit from the use of the logging block -- which is itself built on
the Microsoft Enterprise Instrumentation framework.  I've read in many
places that the features of the logging block are potentially very

I am trying to install EIF and I get the following error:
Product: Enterprise Instrumentation -- Error 1720. There
is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A script
required for this install to complete could not be run.

This concerns Visual Studio Automation and Extensibility, specifically the
DesignTimeEnvironment object and its child collections, classes, etc.
Documentation for the VSProject object shows the following VB example:
Dim aProject As Project

After using Trace Server I can't delete the trace file immediately after the service is stopped
I have to wait
Is this expected behavior ?

Trying to get the logging application block working, mainly to use log
levels, am confused about tracing
The TraceCallEnter and TraceCallReturn classes have static methods called
Raise(). These methods do not have a parameter to set the

   Is there a way to have Visual Studio Installer call a user built dll or
function during installation?  Can Installer build an ".msi" that will not
function if copied to another CD or floppy?
Thanks,   McRolin

Team
I have made this same post in .dotnet.languages.c#, but since it pertains to EIF & Logging Block, I decided to post here to the logging experts.  Please advise.  Thank you
I am receiving this exception
A first chance exception of type 'System.FormatException' occurred in ...

Is it possible to install EIF with an application remotely using the Updater Application Block?

Is it possible to install a Windows client application that uses EIF, remotely via the Updater Application Block?
Anyone tried this?

im looking for best practices for filtering EIF/LoggingBlock events and for
operating an instrumented app.
I know the structure of the EIF config file. The way I use it now is to
define event sources for all important components of my app (ex.