LogProvider.ConfigString Property
Gets or sets the connection and configuration information for the specific log provider.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.ManagedDTS (in Microsoft.SqlServer.ManagedDTS.dll)
The configuration string contains connection and configuration information specific to the provider. Each provider has configuration settings that are unique to that provider, and these properties are set using the ConfigString property.
The following table lists the available log providers, their description, and their ConfigString information.
Provider | Description | ConfigString property |
|---|---|---|
SQL Server Profiler | Generates SQL traces that may be captured and viewed in SQL Server Profiler. The default file name extension for this provider is .trc. | No configuration is required. |
SQL Server | Writes event log entries to the sysssislog table in any SQL Server database. | SQL Server provider requires that the connection to the database be specified, and also the target database name. |
Text File | Writes event log entries to ASCII text files in a comma-separated value (CSV) format. The default file name extension for this provider is .log. | The name of a file connection manager. |
Windows Event Log | Logs to standard Windows Event Log on the local computer in the Application log. | No configuration is required. |
XML File | Writes event log entries to XML formatted file. The default file name extension for this provider is .xml | The name of the XML connection manager. |
The following code example loads a package for which logging has been enabled. After loading the package, the LogProviders collection is created, and each log provider in the collection is enumerated over, printing the values for each property, including the ConfigString.
Sample Output:
ConfigString:
CreationName DTS.LogProviderTextFile.1
DelayValidation False
Description Writes log entries for events to a CSV file
HostType LogProvider
ID {1E107E39-DB79-4F02-B8A7-61D88F2DEF63}
InnerObject System.__ComObject
Name SSIS log provider for Text files
