Writing to the NT Event Log using VB

[jmorgan]

I'd like to write to the NT Event Log as part of my error handling routine so that another program that monitors the log can notify the appropriate people of the error. The monitoring/notification piece is already in place. My task is only to write to the log. Any suggestions on how to accomplish this?
Thanks,
Jess

 

[jmorgan]

Am I the first to answer my own question? In any case... the solution is simple:

Call App.StartLogging("", vbLogToNT)

'-- Log Events to NT
Call App.LogEvent("Info", vbLogEventTypeInformation)
Call App.LogEvent("Error", vbLogEventTypeError)
Call App.LogEvent("Warning", vbLogEventTypeWarning)

 

[jmarler]

Yes, that will work. Be advised however, the event logging will not work while code is running in debug mode (within the IDE). It will only log correctly when the compiled binary is running. - Jeff Marler B-)

 

[jmorgan]

Yep, know about that and it's not really a problem. My app is up and running now. Thanks!

 

[chiph]

JMorgan -

Be advised that the NT event log can fill up if you write a ton of data to it.

A better solution (especially if your app runs on a web server farm) is to write to a database. That way you can log which machine the error came from, plus be able to view the log remotely via a mini web-app.

Chip H.

 

[jmarler]

Chip is correct here . . .If you have a small amount of messages (perhaps critical errors) can be written to the event log, but if you are going to be writing a large amount of information, use a DB. - Jeff Marler B-)