Writing to the Windows Event Log

Writing errors to the Windows event log can be tricky, especially with permissions on custom folders.  Here’s a simple method that won’t require special permissions

using System.Diagnostics;

…

EventLog log = new EventLog();
log.Source = “Application”;
log.WriteEntry(“Your Message”, EventLogEntryType.Error);

If you’re capturing web service exceptions, be sure to capture the SoapException and write the Detail xml node.

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