Visual Basic Reference
LogEvent Method
See Also Example Applies To
Logs an event in the application's log target. On Windows NT platforms, the method writes to the NT Event log. On Windows 95/98 platforms, the method writes to the file specified in the LogPath property; by default, if no file is specified, events will be written to a file named vbevents.log
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Syntax
object.LogEvent (logBuffer, eventType)
Part | Description |
object | An object expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list. |
logBuffer | Required. String to be written to the log. |
eventType | Optional. A Long integer that specifies the type of event, as shown in Settings. |
Settings
The settings for eventType are:
Constant | Value | Description |
vbLogEventTypeError | 1 | Error. |
vbLogEventTypeWarning | 2 | Warning. |
vbLogEventTypeInformation | 4 | Information. |
Remarks
Guidelines for logging are available in the Win32 SDK, and those guidelines should be followed when logging either to the NT Event log or the file specified in the LogPath property (on Windows 95/98 platforms).