/// <summary>
/// Call a WCF service to log the given exception.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ex">Exception to log</param>
/// <returns>Generalized user-friendly error message</returns>
public static string Log(Exception ex)
{
string result = _RM.GetString("DefaultErrorMessage");
try
{
// If the error service is available...
if (CheckService())
{
// Set targetSite with the method that caught the exception.
MethodBase mb = ex.TargetSite;
string targetSite = null;
if (mb != null)
{
targetSite = mb.ToString();
}
lock (_LockObject)
{
// Prepare to use the error logging service.
using (LocalErrorServiceClient errorService = new LocalErrorServiceClient())
{
// Use a memory stream to pass the exception data.
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
{
BinaryFormatter bf = new BinaryFormatter();
bf.Serialize(ms, ex);
// Log the error and grab the returned generalized error message.
result = errorService.Add(DateTime.Now, Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Name,
targetSite, ms.ToArray());
}
}
}
}
return(result);
}
catch (Exception)
{
return(result);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// See if the error logging service is available.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>True if service available.</returns>
private static bool CheckService()
{
bool _ReturnCode = false;
try
{
lock (_LockObject)
{
using (LocalErrorServiceClient errorService = new LocalErrorServiceClient())
{
_ReturnCode = errorService.ServiceAvail();
}
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
return(_ReturnCode);
}
return(_ReturnCode);
}
