How to build a tracing log in asp.net mvc?

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Published on 2010-04-14T19:51:36Z Indexed on 2010/04/14 19:53 UTC
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Is there an easy way to generate a log file that will trace at runtime the path through the code? I would like to see every controller, action, and view that was executed as my program runs.

Can this be done without having to add logging code to every controller, action, and view?

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