You could also have used Win32::Eventlog::Message. Much easier, less hassle. If you could post working samples of code I would appreciate it. I never could get the perlmonks linked info to work properly for me.
Dax *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 6/22/2009 at 7:46 PM Brian H. Oak wrote: >Mark, > >Thanks for the direction, it was exactly the information I was hoping to >find. Even with this required information, it took me about a week to iron >out little idiosyncrasies and end up with a functioning product. > >Best regards, > >-Brian > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Mark Leighton [mailto:mark.leigh...@utoronto.ca] >Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 10:06 >To: Brian H. Oak >Subject: Re: Registering message DLL for Win32::EventLog > >You just need to add registry values under the EventLog service registry >key > >indicating where to find your source's message file. > >See http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=737505 for the gory details. > >Cheers, >Mark > >--- >Mark Leighton >CLIC LAN Supervisor, Information Commons, University of Toronto >E-mail: mark{DOT}leighton{AT}utoronto.ca > > > >-------- Original Message -------- >Subject: Registering message DLL for Win32::EventLog >From: Brian H. Oak <o...@ieee.org> >To: perl-win32-users@listserv.ActiveState.com >Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009 4:34:17 PM > >> I have created and compiled my own message table DLL, and I am trying to >> figure out how to register it so that Windows Event Log will use it for >> Event ID lookup for events that are sourced from my application. >> >> I am familiar with Win32::EventLog::Message by Dave Roth, but it will >only >> register its own Message.DLL file. I tried replacing that file with my >own, >> but Roth's Message.DLL file apparently contains some required XS code as >> well. In addition to that problem, I have to wonder if Roth's module >would >> publish correctly with my PerlSvc application. >> >> I have both of Dave Roth's Win32 Perl books, and he hints in one about >> rolling your own message DLL and registering it for use. But it's only a >> hint and no specifics are provided. The POD for Win32::EventLog contains >> this cryptic sentence: "The EventID field should contain the ID of the >> message that this event pertains too. This assumes that you have an >> associated message file (indirectly referenced by the field Source)." >> >> So I know that I need a message DLL to be registered or associated with >my >> event source. I have gone to great lengths to compile just such a file >of >> my own. I simply can't figure out how to register the file in which I >have >> invested so much time and effort. Will someone please show me the light? >> >> Thank you, >> >> -Brian > > >_______________________________________________ >Perl-Win32-Users mailing list >Perl-Win32-Users@listserv.ActiveState.com >To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list Perl-Win32-Users@listserv.ActiveState.com To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
