(C#) Using DebugLogFilePath to Debug a Crash

If a crash is suspected to occur within a Chilkat method call, it can be debugged using the VerboseLogging and DebugLogFilePath as shown here.

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// If a crash is suspected to occur within a Chilkat method call, it can be debugged using the VerboseLogging and DebugLogFilePath as shown here.
// 
// NOTE: The same technique applies for any Chilkat class that has the DebugLogFilePath property.
// Most Chilkat classes have DebugLogFilePath.

Chilkat.Crypt2 crypt = new Chilkat.Crypt2();

// First make sure VerboseLogging is turned on.
crypt.VerboseLogging = true;

// Set the DebugLogFilePath to the path of a log file that will be created automatically.
// If the file already exists, Chilkat will append to it.
crypt.DebugLogFilePath = "c:/someDir/debugLog.txt";

// Reproduce the problem.

// ...
bool success = crypt.VerifyP7M("c:/someDir/someFile.p7m");
// ...

// If a crash occurred within Chilkat, then the debugLog.txt will contain information that
// can be sent to support@chilkatsoft.com

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// Note: Given that the debug log file is always appended, the log file might grow 
// to a very large size.  You can prevent the continual growth of the log file by
// deleting the log file at certain points, such as after a Chilkat method returns.
// 
// Given that we're only interested in the log file for Chilkat calls that crash or hang,
// it's OK to delete the log file after a Chilkat method that returns.
// 
// The next call to a Chilkat method will re-create the log file.  If the Chilkat call crashes
// or hangs, then you'll be left with just the log of the crash or hang.
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