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The EventCreate Command

The EventCreate command lets you create an event that's added to one of the Windows event logs. This can be useful if you want to make a note of something unusual that's happened. It's often used in batch files to mark the start or completion of a task such as a nightly backup.

Here's the basic syntax:

eventcreate [options]
eventcreate /T type /D "description" /ID eventide
    [/L logname] [/SO sourcename]
    [/S system [/U username [/P password]]]

Here's a description of the options:

  • /T: Specifies the type. The options are Information, Warning, or Error.
  • /D: Provides a descriptive message that's saved in the log. Use quotes if the message contains more than one word.
  • /ID: A number from 1 to 1000.
  • /L: The name of the log to write the event to. The default is Application.
  • /SO: A string that represents the source of the event. The default is EventCreate. If you specify this option, you must also specify the /L option.
  • /S: The name of the system on which the event should be recorded.
  • /U: The user account to use when logging the event. You can specify this option only if you also specify /S.
  • /P: The password. You can specify this option only if you also specify /U.

Here's an example that writes an informational message to the Application log:

eventcreate /t information /id 100 /d "Nightly processing
    completed" /L Application /SO Nightly
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In this tutorial:

  1. Windows Commands
  2. Using a Command Window
  3. Special Command Tricks
  4. Networking Environment variables
  5. The EventCreate Command
  6. Net Commands
  7. The Net File command
  8. The Net Localgroup command
  9. The Net Print command
  10. The Net Start command
  11. The Net User command
  12. The RunAs Command