Log4Net:: How to create a new log file daily with date as part of the log file name?

I am using Log4Net to log messages in a C# Window console application (.Net 2.0). It works fine.  I need to create a new log file daily with Date as part of the log file name. I tried using RollingFileAppender in the config file

<log4net debug="true">
    <appender name="RollingLogFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">
      <param name="File" value="C:\Kiran_Work\MASSAUTO\temparea\\logfile.log.yyyyMMdd" />
      <param name="AppendToFile" value="true" />
      <param name="rollingStyle" value="Date" />
      <param name="datePattern" value="yyyyMMdd" />
      <layout  type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
      <param name="conversionPattern" value="%date [%thread] %-5level %logger [%property{NDC}] - %message%newline" />
      </layout>
    </appender>
    <root>
      <priority value="DEBUG" />
      <appender-ref ref="RollingLogFileAppender" />
    </root>
  </log4net>

It is creating a log file with logfile.log.yyyyMMdd name literally and not substituting the yyyyMMdd with actual date.  What am i doing wrong here?  Do i need set the date in the application code somehow?

Any help is greatly appreciated.
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