is this possible...

[mattie]

hey all,

can you code against the event log, for instance if an entry for a specific
user shows up can i popup a message box notifying me that?

thanks,
mj

[RSS]

Yes it is possible. Look at using System.Diagnostics;

It has EventLog object.
"mattie" <ma****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BC**********************************@microsof t.com...

hey all,

can you code against the event log, for instance if an entry for a specific
user shows up can i popup a message box notifying me that?

thanks,
mj

[Jeff Waskiewicz]

Here is a class I was playing with a while back but never actually finished
because the need disappeared. I do recall that it worked well enough that I
could sucessfully add messages to the event logs and create custom logs. It
should get you on your way...

Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.IO
Imports Microsoft.Win32

Public Class EventLogger
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'Event Logger
'Written By: Jeff Waskiewicz
'Date: 8/12/2003
'
'Wraps the System.Diagnostics.EventLog Class for Reading and Writing to
the Windows Event Log.
'
'Revision Notes:
'
'

'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Private strSourceName As String
Private strLogName As String
Private strMessageText As String
Private intMessageID As Integer
Private shtCategory As Short
Private MessageEventType As EventLogEntryType
Private EventLog As New System.Diagnostics.EventLog()

'Property to hold the Source shown in Event Viewer
Property EventSource() As String
Get
Return strSourceName
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As String)
strSourceName = Value
End Set
End Property

'Property to hold the Name of the Event Log to be written to
Property LogFileName() As String
Get
Return strLogName
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As String)
strLogName = Value
End Set
End Property

'Property to hold the type of message stored as an EventLogEntryType.
There are 5 types
'Warning, Information, Error, AuditFailed, and AuditSuccess
Property MessageType() As EventLogEntryType
Get
Return MessageEventType
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As EventLogEntryType)
MessageEventType = Value
End Set
End Property

'Property to hold the Message Text
Property MessageText() As String
Get
Return strMessageText
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As String)
strMessageText = Value
End Set
End Property

'Property to hold the application defined Event ID of the Message
Property MessageID() As String
Get
Return intMessageID
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As String)

End Set
End Property

'Property to hold the application defined Category of the Message
Property MessageCategory()
Get
Return shtCategory
End Get
Set(ByVal Value)
shtCategory = Value
End Set
End Property

'Used to Creates a New Event Source and Log File if necessary
Sub CreateSource()
If Not EventLog.SourceExists(strSourceName) Then
EventLog.CreateEventSource(strSourceName, strLogName)
Else
EventLog.DeleteEventSource(strSourceName)
EventLog.CreateEventSource(strSourceName, strLogName)
End If
End Sub

'Used to remove an Event Source
Sub RemoveSource()
If EventLog.SourceExists(strSourceName) Then
EventLog.DeleteEventSource(strSourceName)
End If
End Sub

'Used to Delete a Custom Log File
Sub DeleteLog()
If EventLog.SourceExists(strSourceName) Then
EventLog.Delete(strLogName)
End If
End Sub

'Used to Verify a Source Exists
Function SourceExists() As Boolean
SourceExists = EventLog.SourceExists(strSourceName)
End Function

'Used to Verify a Source Exists
Function LogFileExists() As Boolean
LogFileExists = EventLog.Exists(strLogName)
End Function

'Used to Write a Message to the Event Log
Sub WriteMessage()
EventLog.Source = strSourceName
If shtCategory <> 0 Then
EventLog.WriteEntry(strMessageText, MessageEventType,
intMessageID, shtCategory)
Else
EventLog.WriteEntry(strMessageText, MessageEventType,
intMessageID)
End If
End Sub

'Used to Read Messages from Event Log
Private Function ReadMessages()
MsgBox("Not Implemented")
End Function

Private Sub ClearLog()
MsgBox("Not Implemented")
End Sub

End Class