C# Signature:

    [DllImport("advapi32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
    static extern IntPtr OpenEventLog(string UNCServerName, string sourceName);

VB Signature:

Declare Function OpenEventLog Lib "advapi32.dll" (TODO) As TODO

User-Defined Types:

None.

Alternative Managed API:

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Notes:

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Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

IntPtr logHandle = OpenEventLog(Environment.MachineName, eventlogName);

if (IntPtr.Zero != logHandle)

{

    if (!BackupEventLog(logHandle, exportedEventLogFileName))
    {
     //Notify.
    }

    CloseEventLog(logHandle);

}

else

{

    int errorCode = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
    //Do something about it.

}