// </Snippet2>
// <Snippet3>
// Display the current event log overflow settings, and
// prompt the user to input a new overflow setting.
public static void ChangeEventLogOverflowAction(String logName)
{
if (EventLog.Exists(logName))
{
// Display the current overflow setting of the
// specified event log.
EventLog inputLog = new EventLog(logName);
Console.WriteLine(" Event log {0}", inputLog.Log);
OverflowAction logOverflow = inputLog.OverflowAction;
Int32 numDays = inputLog.MinimumRetentionDays;
Console.WriteLine(" Current overflow setting = {0}",
logOverflow.ToString());
if (logOverflow == OverflowAction.OverwriteOlder)
{
Console.WriteLine("\t Entries are retained a minimum of {0} days.",
numDays.ToString());
}
// Prompt user for a new overflow setting.
GetNewOverflowSetting(ref logOverflow, ref numDays);
// Change the overflow setting on the event log.
if (logOverflow != inputLog.OverflowAction)
{
inputLog.ModifyOverflowPolicy(logOverflow, numDays);
Console.WriteLine("Event log overflow policy was modified successfully!");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Event log overflow policy was not modified.");
}
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Event log {0} was not found.", logName);
}
}
