.NET Framework: Using the Event Log

The purpose of this demonstration is to show you how to interact with the Event Log.

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The EventLog can be used by a variety of different applications to either store
application errors, warnings, and general information. Using the EventLog class
found in the System.Diagnostics namespace you can easily write to and read from
the eventlog on the local and/or remote machines.

In this example you see how to read, write to existing logs as well as how to
create and delete logs.

Requirements

Requires the release version of Visual Studio .NET Professional (or greater).
Requires NT4, Windows 2000 Professional, Server, or Advanced Server, or Windows XP
as the Operating System.
Requires that you have Administrative rights to the local machine with your currently logged on account.

Running the Sample

Simply Press F5.

See Also

EventLog Class  Working with the EventLog