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Server.ReadErrorLog Method

Enumerates the SQL Server error log.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function ReadErrorLog As DataTable
'Usage
Dim instance As Server
Dim returnValue As DataTable

returnValue = instance.ReadErrorLog()

public DataTable ReadErrorLog()

public:
DataTable^ ReadErrorLog()

member ReadErrorLog : unit -> DataTable 

public function ReadErrorLog() : DataTable

Return Value

Type: System.Data.DataTable
A StringCollection system object value that contains an enumerated list of errors from the SQL Server error log.

Examples

C#

Server srv = new Server("(local)");

DataTable d = srv.ReadErrorLog();
foreach (DataRow r in d.Rows)
{
   Console.WriteLine("============================================");
   foreach(DataColumn c in d.Columns)
   {
      Console.WriteLine(c.ColumnName + " = " + r[c].ToString());
   }
}

PowerShell

$srv = new-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server("(local)")

$d = $srv.ReadErrorLog()
foreach ($r in $d.Rows)
{
   Write-Host "============================================"
   Foreach ($c in $d.Columns)
   {
      Write-Host $c.ColumnName "=" $r[$c]
   }
}