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" ) )
 {
EventLog::CreateEventSource( "MySource", "MyNewLog" );
Console::WriteLine( "CreatingEventSource" );
 }


// 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." );
Console::WriteLine( "Message written to event log." );
}

// </Snippet1>