"The type Database cannot be constructed. You must configure the container to supply this value."

Question

I am trying to implement Exception Handling Application Block. 

For some reason, the system returns the following message when the exception logging gets called:  "The type Database cannot be constructed. You must configure the container to supply this value."  Do you have any idea what might be causing this?  My App.config file is below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<configuration>
<configSections>
 <section name="loggingConfiguration" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Configuration.LoggingSettings, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=5.0.414.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" requirePermission="false" />
 <section name="exceptionHandling" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.Configuration.ExceptionHandlingSettings, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling, Version=5.0.414.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" requirePermission="false" />
 <section name="unity" type="Microsoft.Practices.Unity.Configuration.UnityConfigurationSection, Microsoft.Practices.Unity.Configuration" />
 <section name="dataConfiguration" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.Configuration.DatabaseSettings, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data, Version=5.0.414.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" />
</configSections>
<connectionStrings>
 <add name="Appl​icationSer​vices" connectionString="Se​rver=tcp:y​gw46rq43r.​database.w​indows.net​,1433;Data​base=TSOME​MBERSHIP;U​ser ID=TSOluti​onsAdmin;P​assword=pa​55_w0rd;Tr​usted_Conn​ection=Fal​se;Encrypt​=True;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>
 <add name="LoggingDB" connectionString="Server=tcp:ygw46rq43r.database.windows.net,1433;Database=Logging;User ID=TSOlutionsAdmin;Password=pa55_w0rd;Trusted_Connection=False;Encrypt=True;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
</connectionStrings>
<dataConfiguration defaultDatabase="LoggingDB" />
 
<unity configSource="Config\Unity.config" />
 
<loggingConfiguration name="" tracingEnabled="true" defaultCategory="General">
 <listeners>
  <add name="Database Trace Listener" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Database.FormattedDatabaseTraceListener, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Database, Version=5.0.414.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
    listenerDataType="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Database.Configuration.FormattedDatabaseTraceListenerData, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Database, Version=5.0.414.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
    databaseInstanceName="LoggingDB" writeLogStoredProcName="WriteLog"
    addCategoryStoredProcName="AddCategory" formatter="Text Formatter"
    traceOutputOptions="LogicalOperationStack, DateTime, Timestamp, ProcessId, ThreadId, Callstack" />
 </listeners>
 <formatters>
  <add type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Formatters.TextFormatter, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=5.0.414.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
    template="Title:{tab}{tab}{title}{newline}&amp;#xA;Timestamp:{tab}{tab}{timestamp}{newline}{dictionary({key}:{tab}{value}{newline})}Category:{tab}{tab}{category}{newline}Priority:{tab}{tab}{tab}{priority}{newline}EventId:{tab}{tab}{tab}{eventid}{newline}Severity:{tab}{tab}{tab}{severity}{newline}Machine:{tab}{tab}{machine}{newline}AppDomain:{tab}{tab}{appDomain}{newline}ProcessID:{tab}{tab}{processId}{newline}ProcessName:{tab}{tab}{processName}{newline}ThreadID:{tab}{tab}{win32ThreadId}{newline}ThreadName:{tab}{tab}{threadName}{newline}{newline}***********************************************************************************************{newline}&lt;FormattedMessage&gt;&lt;Timestamp&gt;{timestamp}&lt;/Timestamp&gt;&lt;Message&gt;{message}&lt;/Message&gt;&lt;Category&gt;{category}&lt;/Category&gt;&lt;Priority&gt;{priority}&lt;/Priority&gt;&lt;EventId&gt;{eventid}&lt;/EventId&gt;&lt;Severity&gt;{severity}&lt;/Severity&gt;&lt;Title&gt;{title}&lt;/Title&gt;&lt;Machine&gt;{machine}&lt;/Machine&gt;&lt;AppDomain&gt;{appDomain}&lt;/AppDomain&gt;&lt;ProcessID&gt;{processId}&lt;/ProcessID&gt;&lt;ProcessName&gt;{processName}&lt;/ProcessName&gt;&lt;ThreadID&gt;{win32ThreadId}&lt;/ThreadID&gt;&lt;ThreadName&gt;{threadName}&lt;/ThreadName&gt;&lt;ExtendedProperties&gt;{dictionary(&lt;key&gt;{key}&lt;/key&gt;&lt;value&gt;{value}&lt;/value&gt;)}&lt;/ExtendedProperties&gt;&lt;/FormattedMessage&gt;"
    name="Text Formatter" />
 </formatters>
 <categorySources>
  <add switchValue="All" name="General">
   <listeners>
    <add name="Database Trace Listener" />
   </listeners>
  </add>
 </categorySources>
 <specialSources>
  <allEvents switchValue="All" name="All Events" />
  <notProcessed switchValue="All" name="Unprocessed Category" />
  <errors switchValue="All" name="Logging Errors &amp; Warnings">
   <listeners>
    <add name="Database Trace Listener" />
   </listeners>
  </errors>
 </specialSources>
</loggingConfiguration>
<exceptionHandling>
 <exceptionPolicies>
  <add name="General">
   <exceptionTypes>
    <add name="All Exceptions" type="System.Exception, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
      postHandlingAction="None">
     <exceptionHandlers>
      <add name="Logging Exception Handler" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.Logging.LoggingExceptionHandler, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.Logging, Version=5.0.414.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
        logCategory="General" eventId="100" severity="Error" title="Enterprise Library Exception Handling"
        formatterType="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.TextExceptionFormatter, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling, Version=5.0.414.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
        priority="0" />
     </exceptionHandlers>
    </add>
   </exceptionTypes>
  </add>
  <add name="GeneralWarning">
   <exceptionTypes>
    <add name="All Exceptions" type="System.Exception, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
      postHandlingAction="NotifyRethrow">
     <exceptionHandlers>
      <add name="Logging Exception Handler" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.Logging.LoggingExceptionHandler, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.Logging, Version=5.0.414.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
        logCategory="Category 2" eventId="100" severity="Warning" title="Enterprise Library Exception Handling"
        formatterType="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.TextExceptionFormatter, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling, Version=5.0.414.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
        priority="0" />
     </exceptionHandlers>
    </add>
   </exceptionTypes>
  </add>
 </exceptionPolicies>
</exceptionHandling>
</configuration>

 

Answer 1

Even I'm getting same problem. Have you got a resolution?. I'm getting this problem with Emterprise library 5.0

Answer 2

same error here......is there any solution?

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Regards, Rama

Answer 3

I get the same error even when trying Data Access examples.

Answer 4

now  i also get this error! waiting....

Answer 5

Hi Esther,

Please check this link:

http://entlib.codeplex.com/discussions/267817ck t

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Regards, http://shwetamannjain.blogspot.com