tracing_win_event_log

Info

Winlog and tracing-journld crates were used for inspiration (read copy/paste/edit). eventmsgs.lib is generated from eventmsgs.mc via mc and gets embeded via build.rs into the executable. An entry needs to be created in windows registry under HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\ActyxOS registry key. This entry needs to contain string value with name EventMessageFile and value full path to the executable (like C:\Users\moshensky\source\repos\cosmos\rt-master\target\debug\tracing_win_event_log_sample.exe). Above registry key is used by Event Log to read metadata about log messages.

Various powershell commands

Createa event log (can be used when installing app):

new-eventlog -source ActyxFoo -logname Application -MessageResourceFile "C:\Users\moshensky\source\repos\cosmos\rt-master\target\debug\tracing_win_event_log_sample.exe" 

Remove event source (can be used when uninstalling app):

remove-eventlog -source ActyxFoo

Create event source:

[System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::CreateEventSource("ActyxFoo", "Application")

Delete event source:

[System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::DeleteEventSource("ActyxFoo")

Get last event:

Get-EventLog -Newest 1 -LogName Application -Source ActyxOS2 | Select-Object Source, EntryType, EventID, Message | foreach { "$_" }

Write log entry:

[System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::WriteEntry("ActyxFoo", "This is a sample event entry", "Information", 100)

Links

Event Log interaction - https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/4166/Using-MC-exe-message-resources-and-the-NT-event-lo