Event Log - Write

Declaration

<AMEVENTLOG MESSAGE="text (message to log)" TYPE="text (options)" />

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Description

Logs the specified message to the Windows Event Log. This activity can also specify a level value such as warning or error, in order to limit the events that are written to those that specify the error level.

Practical usage

Provides a way to record user generated messages onto a central location. Can be used together with an Event Log trigger in order to control

Parameters

General

Property Type Required Default Markup Description
Message Text Yes (Empty) MESSAGE="Message to log" The message to log.
Message type Text(options) Yes Information
  • TYPE="information"
  • TYPE="warning"
  • TYPE="error"
 The type of entry to log. The available options are:
  • Information (default) - The log entry will be categorized as information. This can be used to display general information or describe successful operation of an application, driver, or service.
  • Warning - The log entry will be categorized as a warning message, such as an event that is not necessarily significant, but may indicate a possible future problem.
  • Error - The log entry will be categorized as an error message. Can be used to indicate a significant problem such as loss of data or functionality.

Description

Error Causes

On Error

Example

NOTE:
  • Copy and paste the sample AML code below directly into the Task Builder Steps Panel.
  • To successfully run the sample code, update parameters containing user credentials, files, file paths, or other information specific to the task to match your environment.

Description

This sample task reports an error event.

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<AMEVENTLOG MESSAGE="There was a problem executing the application." TYPE="error" />