source.cpp

// <Snippet1>
#using <System.dll>

usingnamespaceSystem;
usingnamespaceSystem::Diagnostics;
usingnamespaceSystem::Threading;
intmain()
{

// Create the source, if it does not already exist.
if ( !EventLog::SourceExists( "MySource" ) )
 {
//An event log source should not be created and immediately used.
//There is a latency time to enable the source, it should be created
//prior to executing the application that uses the source.
//Execute this sample a second time to use the new source.
EventLog::CreateEventSource( "MySource", "MyNewLog" );
Console::WriteLine( "CreatingEventSource" );
// The source is created. Exit the application to allow it to be registered.
return0;
 }


// Create an EventLog instance and assign its source.
 EventLog^ myLog = gcnew EventLog;
 myLog->Source = "MySource";

// Write an informational entry to the event log. 
 myLog->WriteEntry( "Writing to event log." );
}

// </Snippet1>