FileStream async access and FileStream.Lock

[Natalia DeBow]

Hi,

I have a question in regards to using FileStream object in C# with .NET
Framework 1.1.

In my app, I have a server running under IIS and multiple clients connected
to the server. The server is a singleton. I need to create a log file for
the server and one per each connected client. Currently, most of the calls
b/w the client and the server are done asynchronously. To follow this
pattern I was thinking of using Async BeginWrite() and EndWrite() functions
to write to the client log files and the server log file as well. I have a
concern with preserving data integrity in the log files. I read on MSDN and
I can use FileStream.Lock method when I am writing to file, however, I am
concerned with using locks with async method calls. What would be the best
approach for my scenario?

Thanks so much,
Natalia

 

[Branimir Giurov]

Hi,

What's the problem with writing to the log file and the closing the stream?

One other thing - have you considered an alternative logging method?
Like custom performance counters - they seem to be a good solution too.
There was a very nice article on the subject in some of the last MSDN
Magazine Issues.

Check it out at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/04/04/InstrumentationinNET/default.aspx

Cheers,
Branimir