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Server.EnumErrorLogs Method

Enumerates a list of SQL Server error log files.

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

Syntax

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

returnValue = instance.EnumErrorLogs()
public DataTable EnumErrorLogs()
public:
DataTable^ EnumErrorLogs()
member EnumErrorLogs : unit -> DataTable
public function EnumErrorLogs() : DataTable

Return Value

Type: System.Data.DataTable
A DataTable system object value that contains a list of SQL Server error log files. The table describes the different columns of the returned DataTable.

Column

Data type

Description

Urn

String

The URN string that identifies the error log. "Server[@Name='MYSERVER']/ErrorLog[@ArchiveNo='2']".

Name

String

The name of the error log file.

ArchiveNo

Int32

The archive number that denotes the chronological sequence that the error log was created. 0 for the most recent error log, and 1 is the next most recent.

CreateDate

DateTime

The date and time when the error log was created.

Size

Int32

The size of the error log file in bytes.

Examples

C#

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

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

See Also

Reference

Server Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Viewing the SQL Server Error Log

Calling Methods

Managing Servers