ReadErrorLog Method
This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.
The ReadErrorLog method returns a QueryResults object enumerating the contents of a Microsoft SQL Server error log.
Syntax
object.ReadErrorLog( [ LogNumber ] )as QueryResults
Parts
object
Expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list.LogNumber
Optional. A long integer that indicates an error log number. When not specified, the current error log is enumerated.
Prototype (C/C++)
HRESULT ReadErrorLog(
LPSQLDMOQUERYRESULTS* ppResults,
long lLogNumber = 0);
Returns
A QueryResults object containing one result set defined by the following:
Column |
Data type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Varies, as described in Remarks |
nvarchar(256) |
Log entry descriptive text. |
ContinuationRow |
tinyint |
When 0, the descriptive text returned in the first column is complete. When 1, the descriptive text should be interpreted as a continuation of the previous row's contents. |
Remarks
In the returned QueryResults object, the ColumnName property of the first column reports the operating system file name of the file used to maintain the log.