EventLogSession.ClearLog Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader

Assembly:

System.Diagnostics.EventLog.dll

Clears events from the specified event log.

Overloads

ClearLog(String)	Clears events from the specified event log.
ClearLog(String, String)	Clears events from the specified event log, and saves the cleared events to the specified file.

Examples

For example code using this class, see How To: Export, Archive, and Clear Event Logs.

ClearLog(String)

Clears events from the specified event log.

public:
 void ClearLog(System::String ^ logName);

public void ClearLog (string logName);

member this.ClearLog : string -> unit

Public Sub ClearLog (logName As String)

Parameters

logName

String

The name of the event log to clear all the events from.

Examples

For example code using this class, see How To: Export, Archive, and Clear Event Logs.

See also

• Technology Summary for Reading and Managing Event Logs
• Event Log Scenarios

ClearLog(String, String)

Clears events from the specified event log, and saves the cleared events to the specified file.

public:
 void ClearLog(System::String ^ logName, System::String ^ backupPath);

public void ClearLog (string logName, string backupPath);

member this.ClearLog : string * string -> unit

Public Sub ClearLog (logName As String, backupPath As String)

Parameters

logName

String

The name of the event log to clear all the events from.

backupPath

String

The path to the file in which the cleared events will be saved. The file should end in .evtx.

Examples

For example code using this class, see How To: Export, Archive, and Clear Event Logs.

See also

• Technology Summary for Reading and Managing Event Logs
• Event Log Scenarios