Logs an event to the Windows Event Log. Can be used to write an event to the Windows Event Log in order to launch another task set with an Event Log trigger monitoring the specified Event.
To enter Log Event properties:
From the Available Actions pane of the Task Builder, expand the System folder and double-click the 'Log Event' action or drag it onto the Steps pane.
In the Message field, enter the message to be logged. If you want to enter an expression, click the percent sign (%) and use the Expression Builder to create the expression.
Under Message type, select whether the event is to be logged as Information, Warning, or Error.
To set the Description tab properties, please refer to Description Tab Options.
To set the Error Causes and On Error tab properties, please refer to Step Error Handling.
When finished, click OK to save settings and close the properties dialog box.
Declaration
<LOGEVENT MESSAGE="text (message to log)" TYPE="text (options)" />
Example
<LOGEVENT MESSAGE="Be advised - Task C failed." TYPE="error" />
See Also: Change Printer, Empty Recycle Bin, End Process, Get Process Information, Get Volume Information, Log Event, Print, Registry, Run, Set Date and Time
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Property |
Type |
Required |
Default |
Markup |
Description |
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Message |
Text |
Yes |
(Empty) |
MESSAGE="Task C failed" |
The text message that should be logged. |
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Message Type |
Text (options) |
No |
Information |
TYPE="warning" |
How the message should be classified in the Windows Event Log. The available options are:
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