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            Implements file roll.
            </div><p> </p><strong>Namespace:</strong> <a href="N_log4net_Appender.htm">log4net.Appender</a><br /><strong>Assembly:</strong> log4net (in log4net.dll) Version: 2.0.6.0-.NET 4.0<div class="OH_CollapsibleAreaRegion"><div class="OH_regiontitle">Syntax</div><div class="OH_CollapsibleArea_HrDiv"><hr class="OH_CollapsibleArea_Hr" /></div></div><div class="OH_clear"> </div><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainer"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabs"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabLeft" id="ID0EDCA_tabimgleft"> </div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab1" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabFirst"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','cs','1','4');return false;">C#</a></div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab2" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTab"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','vb','2','4');return false;">VB</a></div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab3" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTab"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','cpp','3','4');return false;">C++</a></div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab4" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTab"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','fs','4','4');return false;">F#</a></div><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabRight" id="ID0EDCA_tabimgright"> </div></div><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCodeCollection"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetToolBar"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetToolBarText"><a id="ID0EDCA_copyCode" href="#" onclick="javascript:CopyToClipboard('ID0EDCA');return false;" title="Copy">Copy</a></div></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div1" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: block"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">protected</span> <span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">RollOverRenameFiles</span>(
	<span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="parameter">baseFileName</span>
)</pre></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div2" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: none"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">Protected</span> <span class="keyword">Sub</span> <span class="identifier">RollOverRenameFiles</span> ( 
	<span class="parameter">baseFileName</span> <span class="keyword">As</span> <span class="identifier">String</span>
)</pre></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div3" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: none"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">protected</span>:
<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">RollOverRenameFiles</span>(
	<span class="identifier">String</span>^ <span class="parameter">baseFileName</span>
)</pre></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div4" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: none"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">member</span> <span class="identifier">RollOverRenameFiles</span> : 
        <span class="parameter">baseFileName</span> : <span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="keyword">-&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">unit</span> 
</pre></div></div></div><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageTabSet("ID0EDCA");</script><h4 class="subHeading">Parameters</h4><dl><dt><span class="parameter">baseFileName</span></dt><dd>Type: <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/s1wwdcbf" target="_blank">System<span id="LST372F2470_1"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST372F2470_1?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>String</a><br />the base name to rename</dd></dl><div class="OH_CollapsibleAreaRegion"><div class="OH_regiontitle">Remarks</div><div class="OH_CollapsibleArea_HrDiv"><hr class="OH_CollapsibleArea_Hr" /></div></div><div class="OH_clear"> </div><p>
            If the maximum number of size based backups is reached
            (<span class="code">curSizeRollBackups == maxSizeRollBackups</span>) then the oldest
            file is deleted -- its index determined by the sign of countDirection.
            If <span class="code">countDirection</span> &lt; 0, then files
            {<span class="code">File.1</span>, ..., <span class="code">File.curSizeRollBackups -1</span>}
            are renamed to {<span class="code">File.2</span>, ...,
            <span class="code">File.curSizeRollBackups</span>}. 
            </p><p>
            If <span class="code">maxSizeRollBackups</span> is equal to zero, then the
            <span class="code">File</span> is truncated with no backup files created.
            </p><p>
            If <span class="code">maxSizeRollBackups</span> &lt; 0, then <span class="code">File</span> is
            renamed if needed and no files are deleted.
            </p><p>
            This is called by <a href="M_log4net_Appender_RollingFileAppender_RollOverSize.htm">RollOverSize<span id="LST372F2470_2"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST372F2470_2?cs=()|vb=|cpp=()|nu=()|fs=()");</script></a> to rename the files.
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