EventID and EventSource Problems

[Wellingotn Rampazo]

Hi guys,

I have an application that handle errors and log it at windows event log.
When we are logging events, we are changing the application source to use
our custom source (ex: MyApp) or maintaing "Applicatio n" source.

And to do it, we have to write a project installer that registers
necessaries keys at windows registry. Until now, everything is all right.

But we've customized our event IDs too. So thats the problem. When we look
events w/ event viewer, we've gotten messages like this:

The description for Event ID ( 31999 ) in Source ( Application ) cannot be
found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or
message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able
to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and
Support for details. The following information is part of the event: Log
Type: 'ExcLog';

So, how can I create a Event ID for Event Source ?


Thanks in advanced.

best,
wellington.

[Gary Chang[MSFT]]

RE: EventID and EventSource Problems

Hi Wellington.
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>So, how can I create a Event ID for Event Source ?[/color]

Have you created and registered the corresponding Message file for your
custom event source?

If not, you may need to provide it--Message files are text files that
contain information about the various messages and categories that
applications want to support. These text files are then compiled as
resource DLLs. You can define your own Event ID and its description in the
message definition file, then use MC.exe to build it into a Message file,
and register it as well as your event source. Please refer to the following
article for the details:

Getting the most out of Event Viewer

http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/evtvwr.asp#xx1338258xx

Thanks!

Best regards,

Gary Chang
Microsoft Community Support
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[Wellingotn Rampazo]

RE: EventID and EventSource Problems

Hi Gary,

Thank you for your reply. Its must be very usefull.

Best,
Wellington.

""Gary Chang[MSFT]"" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi Wellington.
>[color=green]
> >So, how can I create a Event ID for Event Source ?[/color]
>
> Have you created and registered the corresponding Message file for your
> custom event source?
>
> If not, you may need to provide it--Message files are text files that
> contain information about the various messages and categories that
> applications want to support. These text files are then compiled as
> resource DLLs. You can define your own Event ID and its description in the
> message definition file, then use MC.exe to build it into a Message file,
> and register it as well as your event source. Please refer to the following
> article for the details:
>
> Getting the most out of Event Viewer
> http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/ev...sp#xx1338258xx
>
> Thanks!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Gary Chang
> Microsoft Community Support
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>[/color]