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Windows Event Log - how to register an event source?

I am creating a new event source and logging a message using the code below:

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        if (!EventLog.SourceExists("My Log"))
        {
            EventLog.CreateEventSource("My Application", "My Log");
            Console.WriteLine("Created new log \"My Log\"");
        }

        EventLog myLog = new EventLog("My Log");
        myLog.Source = "My Application";
        myLog.WriteEntry("Could not connect", EventLogEntryType.Error, 1001, 1);
    }

A custom event log with the name "My Log" is created (as expected) but the message is logged below the "Application" node. What am I doing wrong?

Solution

  • There's the following note in MSDN:

    If a source has already been mapped to a log and you remap it to a new log, you must restart the computer for the changes to take effect.

    Is it possible while trying out the code that you previously tried writing to the Application log and you now need to reboot for it to "unmap" that link?