Write custom xml message to database - log4net

Question

I am using log4net AdoNetAppender with C# to log a custom XML message into a database. I have a stored procedure that takes one parameter as a XML format.
Here is a part of my config file:
<appender name="AdoNetAppender" type="log4net.Appender.ADONetAppender">
<bufferSize value="1" />
<threshold value="ALL" />
<reconnectOnError value="true" />
<param name="ConnectionType" value="System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection, System.Data, Version=1.0.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=xxxdfasdfas" />
<param name="ConnectionString" value="Data Source=myserver;integrated security=false;Initial Catalog=mydatabase; Persist Security Info=True;User ID=me;Password=me;" />
<param name="UseTransactions" value="False" />
<commandText value="dbo.InsertLog " />
<commandType value="StoredProcedure" />
<parameter>
<parameterName value="#LogEntries" />
<dbType value="String" />
<size value="255" />
<layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
<conversionPattern value="%property{LogEntries}" />
</layout>
</parameter>
</appender>
With log4net, I should be able to do something like this,
mylogger.Info(FormatToXML(ID,Date,LogLevel,message)); //FormatToXML takes these arguments, and create XMLElement
However, above line doesn't insert anything to the database. I have log4net debugger turned on, but I didn't see any errors/exception.
But, this works,
log4net.GlobalContext.Properties["LogEntries"] = FormatToXML(ID,Date,LogLevel,message);
mylogger.Info("");
I am sure I am doing something wrong where I should be able to just call mylogger.Info(...).
Can anybody see where I am doing wrong?

Answer 1

You're using custom property to get the value in the parameter in layout. Change the layout pattern by simply using the %message.
<parameter>
<parameterName value="#LogEntries" />
<dbType value="String" />
<size value="255" />
<layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
<conversionPattern value="%message" />
</layout>
</parameter>
Now will work normally with mylogger.Info(...).