Get Events

Get event properties for the configured log.

Privileges

Normal

Input Parameters

Name Type Required Description
LogName String Yes Name of the log where the search will be executed.
Start Date DateTime Yes Start date to begin the search.
End Date DateTime Yes Event date to stop searching the log.
# of Events Number Yes Number of events to return. The default value is 100.
Event ID Number No Event ID of an event to search the log.
Event Type/Level Selection Yes Type of the event to search: All, Error, Information, FailureAudit, SuccessAudit, Warning.
Source String Yes Name of the source of the event to search.

Output Parameters

Name Type Description

Result

Number

Returns a success value of zero or any value other than zero to indicate failure.

Events

Collection

Returns the results as a collection of events containing the following:

  • Source
  • EntryType
  • UserName
  • EventID
  • MachineName

Example Input Parameters

Name Type Required Example
Log Name String Yes Application
Start Date Date Yes 02/18/2013
End Date Date Yes 02/18/2013
# of Events Number Yes 10
Event ID Number No <intentionally left blank>
Event Type/Level Selector Yes All
Source String No <intentionally left blank>