GetOldestEventLogRecord info  Overview  Group

The GetOldestEventLogRecord function retrieves the absolute record number of the oldest record in the specified event log.

BOOL GetOldestEventLogRecord(

HANDLE hEventLog,	// handle to event log
PDWORD OldestRecord	// buffer for number of oldest record
);

Parameters

hEventLog

Identifies the open event log. This handle is returned by the OpenEventLog or OpenBackupEventLog function.

OldestRecord

Points to the variable that receives the absolute record number of the oldest record in the given event log.

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.

See Also

GetNumberOfEventLogRecords, OpenBackupEventLog, OpenEventLog