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Help with script to create an Event - 8/5/2008 9:46:16 AM

symbian

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I am trying to create a custom even in my system log, the command eventcreate will not work for me as I want to make it a higher ID than 1000. Can anyone help

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RE: Help with script to create an Event - 8/8/2008 4:16:22 PM

rbennett806

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Have you tried something like...

objWshShell.LogEvent 1, "Put your error message here."

to create the Event Viewer log entry? I'm not sure if that'll give you the results that you want or not....

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RE: Help with script to create an Event - 8/14/2008 11:27:34 AM

dstein

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Unfortunately, LogEvent() won't accept anything but the standard types for the first argument (0,1,2,4,8,16). symbian wants to write events with ID numbers higher than 1000. EventCreate caps the ID limit at 1000 most likely to avoid conflicts and confusion with well-known Microsoft and partner events in the log.

< Message edited by dstein -- 8/14/2008 11:30:29 AM >

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RE: Help with script to create an Event - 8/15/2008 3:11:00 PM

rbennett806

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So why are you wanting to write to the Event Log? If it's to help ensure that things are running smoothly, can't you simply use a low number and put the program's error code in the body of the event message? Then sort for source WSH and look at the recorded errors...

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