JSI Tip 5487. Windows XP includes the EventCreate utility for creating custom events.

You can create custom events, to aid in debugging, or to provide informational messages, my using the EventCreate utility in your batch script.

When you open a CMD prompt and type EventCreate /?, you receive:

EVENTCREATE [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]] /ID eventid            [/L logname] [/SO srcname] /T type /D descriptionDescription:    This command line tool enables an administrator to create    a custom event ID and message in a specified event log.Parameter List:    /S    system           Specifies the remote system to connect to.    /U    [domain\]user    Specifies the user context under which                           the command should execute.    /P    [password]       Specifies the password for the given                           user context. Prompts for input if omitted.    /L    logname          Specifies the event log to create                           an event in.    /T    type             Specifies the type of event to create.                           Valid types: ERROR, WARNING, INFORMATION.    /SO   source           Specifies the source to use for the                           event. A valid source can be any string                           and should represent the application or                           component that is generating the event.    /ID   id               Specifies the event ID for the event. A                           valid custom message ID is in the range of 1 - 1000.    /D    description      Specifies the description to be set for                           the newly creating event.    /?                     Displays this help/usage.Examples:    EVENTCREATE /T ERROR /ID 100 /L APPLICATION /D "Create an event in application log"    EVENTCREATE /T ERROR /ID 999 /L APPLICATION /SO WinWord /D "new source Winword in application log"    EVENTCREATE /S system /T ERROR /ID 100 /L APPLICATION /D "Remote system without user credentials"    EVENTCREATE /S system /U user /P password /ID 100 /T ERROR /L APPLICATION /D "Remote machine with user credentials"    EVENTCREATE /S system /U domainuser /ID 100 /T WARNING /SO MyBatchFile.cmd /D "Maintenance script user logon failed"

NOTES:

You must include the the /T, /ID, and /D switches, as well as the /L or /SO switches.

The system parameter used with the /S switch  can be a computer name or an IP address.If you omit /S, the local computer is used.

The description parameter of the /D switch should be quoted (") if spaces are included.