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OpenEventLog The OpenEventLog function opens a handle to an event log.
VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function OpenEventLog Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "OpenEventLogA" (ByVal lpUNCServerName As String, ByVal lpSourceName As String) As Long |
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Operating Systems Supported |
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Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later; Win9x/ME: Not supported |
- lpUNCServerName
[in] Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name of the server on which the event log is to be opened.
- lpSourceName
[in] Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the name of the logfile that the returned handle will reference. This can be the Application, Security, or System logfile, or a custom registered logfile. If a custom registered logfile name cannot be found, the event logging service opens the Application logfile, however, there will be no associated message or category string file. |
If the function succeeds, the return value is the handle of an event log.
If the function fails, the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call GetLastError. |
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