C# Signature:
[DllImport("advapi32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
static extern IntPtr OpenEventLog(string UNCServerName, string sourceName);
VB Signature:
Declare Function OpenEventLog Lib "advapi32.dll" (TODO) As TODO
User-Defined Types:
None.
Alternative Managed API:
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Notes:
Use on Windows XP and Windows 2003 Only. For Windows Vista and above and with .NET 4, use EventLogSession class.
Tips & Tricks:
Please add some!
Sample Code:
IntPtr logHandle = OpenEventLog(Environment.MachineName, eventlogName);
if (IntPtr.Zero != logHandle)
{
if (!BackupEventLog(logHandle, exportedEventLogFileName))
{
//Notify.
}
CloseEventLog(logHandle);
}
else
{
int errorCode = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
//Do something about it.
}
