CloseEventLog

The CloseEventLog function closes a read handle to the specified event log.

BOOL CloseEventLog(
  HANDLE hEventLog   // handle to event log
);

Parameters

hEventLog

[in/out] Handle to the event log to be closed. This handle is returned by the OpenEventLog function.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later.
  Windows 95/98: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in Winbase.h; include Windows.h.
  Library: Use Advapi32.lib.

See Also

Event Logging Overview, Event Logging Functions, OpenEventLog