Recent snippets posted on Snipplr.com https://snipplr.com/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:26:24 +0000 https://snipplr.com/view/4254/exception-logging-to-the-event-log <p>A helper class which adds the ability to log exceptions to the Windows event log, including the class and method in which they occurred, to a class that derives from it. The event source name defaults to the application title, but can be overridden by passing a string to the constructor (i.e. MyBase.New("MyApp") in the derived class). e.g. Public Class Test Inherits ExceptionLogger Public Sub Test() Try Throw New ApplicationException("Test exception", New Exception("Test inner exception")) Catch ex As Exception LogException(ex) End Try End Sub End Class</p> Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:40:15 UTC https://snipplr.com/view/4254/exception-logging-to-the-event-log