FileAppender.LockingModelBase.OpenFile Method 
      
     
    
       Open the output file 
      
        [Visual Basic]
        MustOverride Public Sub OpenFile( _
   ByVal 
filename As 
String, _
   ByVal 
append As 
Boolean, _
   ByVal 
encoding As 
Encoding _
)
 
      
      Parameters
      
        - 
          filename
        
- The filename to use
- 
          append
        
- Whether to append to the file, or overwrite
- 
          encoding
        
- The encoding to use
Remarks
             Open the file specified and prepare for logging. No writes will be made until AcquireLock is called. Must be called before any calls to AcquireLock, ReleaseLock and CloseFile. 
            See Also
FileAppender.LockingModelBase Class | log4net.Appender Namespace