Description

Logs an event to the Windows Event Log (not supported on Windows 95/98/ME).

Practical Usage

See description

Parameters

Message

Application Name

Text, Required
MARKUP:MESSAGE="There was a problem running the task %GetTaskName()%"

Specifies the text of the message that should be logged.

Message Type

Text, Optional - default "execute"
MARKUP: TYPE="warning"

Specifes how the message should be classified in the system event log.

The available options are:

information: The event will be classified as an informational message.

warning: The event will be classified as a warning.

error: The event will be classified as an error.

Notes

Standard Error Handling Options
This action also includes the standard "Error Causes" and "On Error" failure handling options/tabs

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Variables and Expressions
All text fields allow the use of expressions by surrounding the expression in percentage signs (example: %MYVARIABLE%, %Left('Text',2)%). To help construct these expressions, a popup expression builder is available in all these fields by pressing F2.
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Example