API -> ReportEvent [ Library : advapi32.dll, Category : Security ] [C#, VB, VB.net]

ReportEvent

Library : advapi32.dll Category : Security

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API Description :

The ReportEvent function writes an entry at the end of the specified event log.

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function ReportEvent Lib "advapi32" Alias "ReportEventA" (ByVaL hEventLog As Long, ByVaL wType As Long, ByVaL wCategory As Long, ByVaL dwEventID As Long, lpUserSid As Any, ByVaL wNumStrings As Long, ByVaL dwDataSize As Long, ByVaL lpStrings As Long, lpRawData As Any) As Long

Parameters :

· hEventLog
[in] Handle to the event log. This handle is returned by the RegisterEventSource function.

· wType
[in] Specifies the type of event being logged. This parameter can be one of the following values.
EVENTLOG_SUCCESS
 Success event
EVENTL

Return :

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero, indicating that the entry was written to the log. 

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later
Win9x/ME: Not supported

Dotnet Replacement :

System.Diagnostics.EventLog.WriteEntry