21.Oct.2010 |
by Gusac |
Filed in: Articles, Tutorials
There are times when you need to generate event id of your choice. Probably you need your script to generate some event id on some event or just to test something you need an event. Windows lets you generate event id manually without having programming knowledge, by using EventCreate command line utility.
The EventCreate.exe lets you generate event id between the range of 0 – 1000. To generate event id above 1000, you may need LogEvent.exe.
This utility comes with windows, you simply need to open the command prompt and type in the command. Here is the syntax for the command:
EventCreate /S <Computer> /ID <Event ID> /L <Log Name> /SO <Source name> /T <Type> /D <Event log Description>
where /S is the computer name on which event should be generated. For local computer, omit this switch
/ID is the event id. You can specify a number from 0 to 1000 only.
/L is the event log you want to create event in. Valid parameters are: System and Application
/SO is the Source name for the Event.
/T is the Event Type. Valid parameters are: Success, Warning, Information and Error
/D is the Event log description. Ensure that you mention the message in quotes.
For example:
In above example, We created Event ID 50 with Source ‘Winplat.Net’ and type Error. The event log description says: “This is a test error”
If you want to generate an event with a different user account context then we have to use switches:
/U: Username under which the command should execute
/P: Password for the username provided. If this switch is omitted, you will be prompted for it.
Please Note: EventCreate.exe lets you generate event id ranging from 0-1000 only. To generate an event id above 1000, you need to use LogEvent.exe. Click here to jump to the article on LogEvent.exe.
