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user560913
user560913

Reputation: 315

Modify EventLogs using C#

I need to read an entry from Windows Event Logs using the EventLog API, modify it and over-write that log entry. For e.g.: if I do something like this:

log.Entries[0].Message = "Custom Message";

Then I get an error saying

"Error1 Property or indexer 'System.Diagnostics.EventLogEntry.Message' cannot be assigned to -- it is read only"

Is there any other way to do this?

Thanks in advance, Kiran

Upvotes: 0

Views: 206

Answers (2)

bitsmuggler
bitsmuggler

Reputation: 1729

Write a Windows Event Logentry with the static EventLog Class.

Examplecode : 

EventLog.WriteEntry( "your message", EventLogEntryType.<<yourtype>>);

For further information please consult the documentation (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.eventlog.aspx).

Upvotes: 1

Farzin Zaker
Farzin Zaker

Reputation: 3606

No, Event logs can not be modified. the ReadOnly control is because of this.

You can create new logs or clear current logged items, but you can not modify an existing logged item! this is a privacy control

Upvotes: 3

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