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An event log is a file used to record a timeline of events along with contextual metadata

How to direct the EventLogTraceListener to create in a specific Log

The following listener will create an event entry when the Trace.WriteLine is called. If the source does not exist …

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powershell: get-winevent has no message data?

When I run the script below to retrieve log files, the get-winevent "message" field is blank, but has data if …

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Powershell - Tail Windows Event Log? Is it possible?

How can i use powershell to tail a specific windows event log? Is it possible?

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How to store event log in Folder

On an ASP NET project (C#) I'm using the System.Diagnostics namespace to log errors, warning and information. Using Windows 7 …

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How to read the Windows Event Log without an EventMessageFile?

I have code that reads the Windows Event Log. It uses OpenEventLog, ReadEventLog and gets the event source and event …

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How to read logon events and lookup user information, using Powershell?

How does one read logon and logoff events from the Windows event log, and retrieve the corresponding information for each …

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How do I create a hierarchy of lognames in the Windows event system?

I am logging messages using Enterprise Library. I want some of these (typically errors and warnings) to be passed to …

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EventLogReader and EventRecord: Where's the Message?

I want to query the Application Event Log on a remote machine and I resorted to using the EventLogReader rather …

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Is there a way to write to the windows event log in C?

I have a requirement to modify a simple windows service written in win32 C (not c++). Is there a library …

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Unhandled IIS Exception - How can I track it down

I am seeing the following error in the event log. It is coming from our ASP.Net application. I am …

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