asked on 5/8/2006

event log - EventLogEntryType

How do I set the EventLogEntryType based on the type of error?

I tried the following but am getting errors:

if (WhoIsEligible(MyUserID) == false)
{
//functionName, MyErrorContent, case
LogErrorWriter("WhoIsEligible", "User: " + MyUserID + " is not eligible for the upgrade.", 3);
//redirect to error page
Server.Transfer("error.aspx");
}

protected void LogErrorWriter(String FunctionName, String MyErrorContent, int32 intEV)
{
if (!EventLog.SourceExists("Intranet.AppName")) //
{
EventLog.CreateEventSource(FunctionName, "Intranet.AppName");
}
//determine which event log entry type
switch (intEV)
{
case 1:
myerrornow = "Error";
break;
case 2:
myerrornow = FailureAudit;
break;
case 3:
myerrornow = Information;
break;
case 4:
myerrornow = SuccessAudit;
break;
case 5:
myerrornow = Warning;
break;
}
//write to log
EventLog log = new EventLog("Intranet.AppName");
log.Source = "MyDeviceUpgrade." + FunctionName;
log.WriteEntry(MyErrorContent, EventLogEntryType.myerrornow);
}

Last Comment

fwsteal

5/8/2006

vo1d

5/8/2006

change your switch statement like this:

EventLogEntryType type;
switch (intEV)
{
case 1:
type = EventLogEntryType.Error;
break;
case 2:
type = EventLogEntryType.FailureAudit;
break;
case 3:
type = EventLogEntryType.Information;
break;
case 4:
type = EventLogEntryType.SuccessAudit;
break;
case 5:
type = EventLogEntryType.Warning;
break;
}

change your writeentry line like this:
log.WriteEntry(MyErrorContent, type);

fwsteal

5/8/2006

ASKER

i did the following and got an error:

if (WhoIsEligible(MyUserID) == false)
{
//functionName, MyErrorContent, case
LogErrorWriter("WhoIsEligible", "User: " + MyUserID + " is not eligible for the upgrade.", 3);
//redirect to error page
Server.Transfer("error.aspx");
}

protected void LogErrorWriter(String FunctionName, String MyErrorContent, Int32 intEV)
{
if (!EventLog.SourceExists("Intranet.AppName")) //
{
EventLog.CreateEventSource(FunctionName, "Intranet.AppName");
}
//determine which event log entry type
EventLogEntryType type;
switch (intEV)
{
case 1:
type = EventLogEntryType.Error;
break;
case 2:
type = EventLogEntryType.FailureAudit;
break;
case 3:
type = EventLogEntryType.Information;
break;
case 4:
type = EventLogEntryType.SuccessAudit;
break;
case 5:
type = EventLogEntryType.Warning;
break;
}
//write to log
EventLog log = new EventLog("Intranet.AppName");
log.Source = "MyDeviceUpgrade." + FunctionName;
log.WriteEntry(MyErrorContent, type);
//log.WriteEntry(MyErrorContent, EventLogEntryType.myerrornow);
}

Error Use of unassigned local variable 'type'

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vo1d

5/8/2006

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fwsteal

5/8/2006

ASKER

if used as above I get the following:

A local variable named 'type' is already defined in this scope --
case 1:
//type = EventLogEntryType.Error;
EventLogEntryType type = EventLogEntryType.Error;
break;
case 2:
//type = EventLogEntryType.FailureAudit;
EventLogEntryType type = EventLogEntryType.FailureAudit;
break;
case 3:
//type = EventLogEntryType.Information;
EventLogEntryType type = EventLogEntryType.Information;
break;
case 4:
//type = EventLogEntryType.SuccessAudit;
EventLogEntryType type = EventLogEntryType.SuccessAudit;
break;
case 5:
//type = EventLogEntryType.Warning;
EventLogEntryType type = EventLogEntryType.Warning;
break;

The name 'type' does not exist in the current context --- log.WriteEntry(MyErrorContent, type);

fwsteal

5/8/2006

ASKER

duh; my error on the above