PRB: Description for Event ID Could Not Be Found

ID: Q129003

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API), included with:
- Microsoft Windows NT, versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

After building and executing the Win32 LOGGING sample that accompanies Visual C++ version 2.0 and the Microsoft Developer's Network Library CD, you find that the descriptions for the logged events contain the following:

The Description for Event ID (#) in Source (application name) could not be found. It contains the following string(s):

CAUSE

The resource file containing the descriptions that correspond to the Event IDs are not bound to the MESSAGES.DLL.

RESOLUTION

Add the MESSAGES.RC file to the Visual C++ version 2.0 project:

Run MAKEMC.BAT first. MAKEMC.BAT creates the MSG00001.BIN, MESSAGES.RC, and MESSAGES.H files.

Open Visual C++ version 2.0 and add MESSAGES.RC to the MESSAGES project (MESSAGES.MAK).

Rebuild both the MESSAGES and the LOG projects.

NOTE: If you ran the sample a couple of times from different places, you may need to delete the LOG registry key if it contains an incorrect location for the MESSAGES.DLL file.

Additional query words: 3.50 Event Logging Log MSDN


Keywords          : kbnokeyword kbKernBase kbGrpKernBase 
Version           : winnt:2.0,3.5,3.51,4.0
Platform          : winnt 
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