> The problem I have is then getting the event log to pickup the correct
> message form the application. What I have tried is to create a StringTable
> in a resource file like below, but currently I have had no success and are
> still getting the default message.
>
> STRINGTABLE
> {
> 71006, "My custom event message here"
> }
>
> If anyone can shed some light on how to do this it would be greatly
> appreciatedI've never done this in a Delphi App - but have using VC++ and that project does it (I hope you are sitting down) like this: as part of the application build, BEFORE the link or compile, it runs a utility called MC.EXE MC takes a text .MC file with messages (separated by blank lines) formatted like this: MessageID= SymbolicName=MC_REBOOTSENTRYSTARTED Language=English Reboot sentry thread started . and produces as output 3 files: (1) a C++ header file with defines like this: // // MessageId: MC_REBOOTSENTRYSTARTED // // MessageText: // // Reboot sentry thread started // #define MC_REBOOTSENTRYSTARTED 0x00001009L (2) a binary .bin file (call it MSG00001.bin). the program includes the .h file so it can reference the #defined message identifiers in calls to the EventLog API. (3) and a .rc file to include with the application resource script .rc file for the app with lines like these: LANGUAGE 0x9,0x1 1 11 MSG00001.bin When the application .rc script is compiled, it will use the .bin file to create a type "11" binary resource which is what the NT message system expects to find when formatting messages. It is one of Microsofts more spectacular examples of making something that could be so simple absurdly complex. The one problem that i don't see a way around is what you use to compile the .mc file to create that binary resource. The MC utility I'm using is part of the Win32 SDK - maybe you can download it from the MS website - not sure. BTW - one word of caution - debugging this stuff is a pain because of DLL caching. hope this is useful -ns http://roserox.co.th --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
