Is there an equivalent of System.Diagnostics.EventLog for C++?

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I need to change the parameters of the Windows Event Log from a C++ code, and namely what is available via the System.Diagnostics.EventLog class in C#. I need to read and later possibly modify the following properties:

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 11 '12 at 01:59

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You can write the setting to the registry

MaximumKilobytes->MaxSize

OverflowAction&MinimumRetentionDays->Retention

answered Nov 11 '12 at 01:59

Sheng Jiang 蒋晟

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Thanks. It will do what I need. One question though. To change 'MaxSize' and 'Retention' values for the "Application" branch, all I need is to write them into the 'HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application' registry key, right? Do they take effect immediately? – ahmd0 Nov 11 '12 at 02:27

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 11 '12 at 01:40

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You can do that by getting and setting values in the registry. Microsoft has pretty detailed documentation on this one. You would be interested in MaxSize and Retention values.

answered Nov 11 '12 at 01:40

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Is there an equivalent of System.Diagnostics.EventLog for C++?

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