EventSourceCreationData.MachineName Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Diagnostics

Assembly:

System.Diagnostics.EventLog.dll

Source:

EventSourceCreationData.cs

Gets or sets the name of the computer on which to register the event source.

C#

public string MachineName { get; set; }

Property Value

String

The name of the system on which to register the event source. The default is the local computer (".").

Exceptions

ArgumentException

The computer name is invalid.

Examples

The following code example sets the configuration properties for an event source from command-line arguments. The input arguments specify the event source name, event log name, computer name, and event message resource file. This example is part of a larger example provided for the EventSourceCreationData class.

C#

EventSourceCreationData mySourceData = new EventSourceCreationData("", "");
bool registerSource = true;

// Process input parameters.
if (args.Length > 0)
{
    // Require at least the source name.

    mySourceData.Source = args[0];

    if (args.Length > 1)
    {
        mySourceData.LogName = args[1];
    }

    if (args.Length > 2)
    {
        mySourceData.MachineName = args[2];
    }
    if ((args.Length > 3) && (args[3].Length > 0))
    {
        mySourceData.MessageResourceFile = args[3];
    }
}
else
{
    // Display a syntax help message.
    Console.WriteLine("Input:");
    Console.WriteLine(" source [event log] [machine name] [resource file]");

    registerSource = false;
}

// Set defaults for parameters missing input.
if (mySourceData.MachineName.Length == 0)
{
    // Default to the local computer.
    mySourceData.MachineName = ".";
}
if (mySourceData.LogName.Length == 0)
{
    // Default to the Application log.
    mySourceData.LogName = "Application";
}

Remarks

The MachineName value cannot be an empty string. If the machine name is not explicitly set, it defaults to the local computer (".").

When registering a source on a remote computer, you must have administrative rights on that computer to write the registry values with sufficient permissions.

Applies to

See also

• MachineName
• Source
• Exists(String)