Eventlog Installing

[timb]

Hi,
am creating a windows service using c# and would like it to create a
new eventlog logtype and add it to the eventlog viewer so that i can log all
messages relating to this application to this specific log. Does anyone
have any code for this which works as i have tried the examples but am
unable to find the log in the eventlogviewer or anywhere on the hard drive
afterwards.

Thanks in advance
TimB

[gani]

hi timb,
you can try this one, it will reflect on the application log.

using(EventLog oEL = new EventLog())
{
oEL.Source = "MyApps";
using(EventLogTraceListener oELT = new EventLogTraceListener())
{
oELT.EventLog = oEL;

oEL.WriteEntry("My EventLog Entry",EventLogEntryType.Information);
oELT.Flush();
}
}

EventLog and EventLogTraceListener is under System.Diagnostics.

hope this helps,
--
gani
pls visit www.thedeveloperscorner.com.ph


"timb" <ti**@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Hi,
am creating a windows service using c# and would like it to create a
new eventlog logtype and add it to the eventlog viewer so that i can log all messages relating to this application to this specific log. Does anyone
have any code for this which works as i have tried the examples but am
unable to find the log in the eventlogviewer or anywhere on the hard drive
afterwards.

Thanks in advance
TimB

[timb]

Hi Gani,
i am able to write to the application log however i thought i
was possible to create a new log type which was displayed in the
evertviewer. i.e. different to application,system,security etc
thanks in advance
TimB

"gani" <[e-mail]> wrote in message
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hi timb,
you can try this one, it will reflect on the application log.

using(EventLog oEL = new EventLog())
{
oEL.Source = "MyApps";
using(EventLogTraceListener oELT = new EventLogTraceListener())
{
oELT.EventLog = oEL;

oEL.WriteEntry("My EventLog Entry",EventLogEntryType.Information);
oELT.Flush();
}
}

EventLog and EventLogTraceListener is under System.Diagnostics.

hope this helps,
--
gani
pls visit www.thedeveloperscorner.com.ph


"timb" <ti**@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Hi,
am creating a windows service using c# and would like it to create a new eventlog logtype and add it to the eventlog viewer so that i can log

all

messages relating to this application to this specific log. Does anyone
have any code for this which works as i have tried the examples but am
unable to find the log in the eventlogviewer or anywhere on the hard drive afterwards.

Thanks in advance
TimB

[Manoj G [MVP]]

Hi,
You can check my article at code project (sample source is in VB.NET)
http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/evtvwr.asp

This talks about creating and using custom event logs, sources and
categories.

BTW, this is a simple code snippet to just create a new source and a new
log:
objEventLog.CreateEventSource("MySource","MyLog")

--
HTH,
Manoj G [.NET MVP]
http://www15.brinkster.com/manoj4dotnet

"timb" <ti**@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:ew*************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Hi,
am creating a windows service using c# and would like it to create a
new eventlog logtype and add it to the eventlog viewer so that i can log all messages relating to this application to this specific log. Does anyone
have any code for this which works as i have tried the examples but am
unable to find the log in the eventlogviewer or anywhere on the hard drive
afterwards.

Thanks in advance
TimB

[timb]

Hi,
Have tried this code and similar c# code from the help file and it works
no problems unless i try and run it from a windows service. I have tried
setting the service to run under an account which has administrator rights
on the local machine but this doesnt seem to help. Any ideas?

"timb" <ti**@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Hi Gani,
i am able to write to the application log however i thought i
was possible to create a new log type which was displayed in the
evertviewer. i.e. different to application,system,security etc
thanks in advance
TimB

"gani" <[e-mail]> wrote in message
news:%2***************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

hi timb,
you can try this one, it will reflect on the application log.

using(EventLog oEL = new EventLog())
{
oEL.Source = "MyApps";
using(EventLogTraceListener oELT = new EventLogTraceListener())
{
oELT.EventLog = oEL;

oEL.WriteEntry("My EventLog Entry",EventLogEntryType.Information);
oELT.Flush();
}
}

EventLog and EventLogTraceListener is under System.Diagnostics.

hope this helps,
--
gani
pls visit www.thedeveloperscorner.com.ph


"timb" <ti**@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:ew*************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Hi,
am creating a windows service using c# and would like it to create

a

new eventlog logtype and add it to the eventlog viewer so that i can

log

all

messages relating to this application to this specific log. Does

anyone have any code for this which works as i have tried the examples but am
unable to find the log in the eventlogviewer or anywhere on the hard

drive afterwards.

Thanks in advance
TimB

[HFamilyKid]

Did you ever get a satisfactory reply to this problem, I would be interested to hear about a cure as I am also miffed by this.

Thanks