Re: Query windows event log with python
lol cheeky as. server = 'x' # name of the target computer to get event logs source = 'x' # 'Application' # 'Security' hand = win32evtlog.OpenEventLog(server, source) flags = win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_BACKWARDS_READ | win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_SEQUENTIAL_READ total = win32evtlog.GetNumberOfEventLogRecords(hand) event_no = 1 log = win32evtlog.ReadEventLog(hand, flags, 0, ) i wanna keep going hard as i do and learn it but keep getting a nonsensical error OverflowError: days=1834132873; must have magnitude <= 9 The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception: Traceback (most recent call last): SystemError: returned a result with an error set cant find much info, tried a few win32 modules to see if it made a difference. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Query windows event log with python
On 13/01/2013 05:55, robey.lawre...@gmail.com wrote: On Saturday, January 12, 2013 8:34:01 PM UTC+11, Tim Golden wrote: On 12/01/2013 06:09, email.addr...@gmail.com wrote: I am looking to write a short program to query the windows event log. It needs to ask the user for input for The event type (Critical, Error, and Information), and the user needs to be able to specify a date since when they want to view results. I found this piece of code to start from, [... snip ...] Well it looks like you have everything you need. Was there a specific question you wanted to ask? TJG yes, I would like to run it in Command prompt and ask the user at the time what type and date of Event they would like to view. so i was wondering where in the code I could put something like var=raw_input Ok, so your query isn't so much with accessing the event log as with writing Python code at all. If you haven't already, could I suggest the Python tutorial here: http://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/ or, if that one doesn't suit, just search for Python tutorial to find something which fits your brain. Feel free to post back here with questions once you've got started. TJG -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Query windows event log with python
On 12 Jan, 16:09, robey.lawre...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am looking to write a short program to query the windows event log. It needs to ask the user for input for The event type (Critical, Error, and Information), and the user needs to be able to specify a date since when they want to view results. I understand I will need the pywin32 extension, which i already have installed. I found this piece of code to start from, code import win32evtlog # requires pywin32 pre-installed server = 'localhost' # name of the target computer to get event logs logtype = 'System' # 'Application' # 'Security' hand = win32evtlog.OpenEventLog(server,logtype) flags = win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_BACKWARDS_READ|win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_SEQUENTIAL_READ total = win32evtlog.GetNumberOfEventLogRecords(hand) while True: events = win32evtlog.ReadEventLog(hand, flags,0) if events: for event in events: print 'Event Category:', event.EventCategory print 'Time Generated:', event.TimeGenerated print 'Source Name:', event.SourceName print 'Event ID:', event.EventID print 'Event Type:', event.EventType data = event.StringInserts if data: print 'Event Data:' for msg in data: print msg print /code Thanks for any help. Robey What would you like us to provide? Pointers to the Python tutorial? Or all of the code? Generally, the onus is on you to attempt to come up with solution yourself and then to ask for assistance where required. If you want someone to just write it for you, then you might want to mention how you plan on recompensing them. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Query windows event log with python
On 12/01/2013 06:09, robey.lawre...@gmail.com wrote: I am looking to write a short program to query the windows event log. It needs to ask the user for input for The event type (Critical, Error, and Information), and the user needs to be able to specify a date since when they want to view results. I found this piece of code to start from, [... snip ...] Well it looks like you have everything you need. Was there a specific question you wanted to ask? TJG -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Query windows event log with python
On Saturday, January 12, 2013 8:34:01 PM UTC+11, Tim Golden wrote: On 12/01/2013 06:09, email.addr...@gmail.com wrote: I am looking to write a short program to query the windows event log. It needs to ask the user for input for The event type (Critical, Error, and Information), and the user needs to be able to specify a date since when they want to view results. I found this piece of code to start from, [... snip ...] Well it looks like you have everything you need. Was there a specific question you wanted to ask? TJG yes, I would like to run it in Command prompt and ask the user at the time what type and date of Event they would like to view. so i was wondering where in the code I could put something like var=raw_input Thanks TJG -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Query windows event log with python
Hi, I am looking to write a short program to query the windows event log. It needs to ask the user for input for The event type (Critical, Error, and Information), and the user needs to be able to specify a date since when they want to view results. I understand I will need the pywin32 extension, which i already have installed. I found this piece of code to start from, code import win32evtlog # requires pywin32 pre-installed server = 'localhost' # name of the target computer to get event logs logtype = 'System' # 'Application' # 'Security' hand = win32evtlog.OpenEventLog(server,logtype) flags = win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_BACKWARDS_READ|win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_SEQUENTIAL_READ total = win32evtlog.GetNumberOfEventLogRecords(hand) while True: events = win32evtlog.ReadEventLog(hand, flags,0) if events: for event in events: print 'Event Category:', event.EventCategory print 'Time Generated:', event.TimeGenerated print 'Source Name:', event.SourceName print 'Event ID:', event.EventID print 'Event Type:', event.EventType data = event.StringInserts if data: print 'Event Data:' for msg in data: print msg print /code Thanks for any help. Robey -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
