Logging Settings

Logging is enabled via the Logging Settings. After modifying the Logging Settings you can reproduce the problem and close Visual Studio and then retrieve the log files.

Note:

Logging can impact the performance of Visual Studio. Disable logging as soon as you have captured the log files.

Accessing the Logging Settings

To access the Logging Settings Page, select Options... from the Tools menu. From the Options menu, select Oracle Developer Tools. Then select Logging Settings.

Using the Logging Settings

The Logging Settings dialog appears similar to the following:


Screenshot of the Logging Settings dialog

The Logging Settings dialog has the following controls:

Control Description

Enable logging

When this is checked logging will be enabled.

Logging Level

This controls the level of detail included in the extension's logs. Oracle Support will tell you what setting to use.

Enable ODP.NET Logging

This check box enables additional database driver level logging. Check this if requested by Oracle Support.

Log Location

This box contains the location where the log files will be created.

Copy log location to clipboard icon

Clicking this icon copies the path to the log files to the clipboard

Ok

Enables the changes and closes the dialog

Cancel

Cancels the changes and closes the dialog