OpenTrace function
The OpenTrace function opens a real-time trace session or log file for consuming.
Syntax
TRACEHANDLE OpenTrace( _Inout_ PEVENT_TRACE_LOGFILE Logfile );
Parameters
- Logfile [in, out]
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Pointer to an EVENT_TRACE_LOGFILE structure. The structure specifies the source from which to consume events (from a log file or the session in real time) and specifies the callbacks the consumer wants to use to receive the events.
Return value
If the function succeeds, it returns a handle to the trace.
If the function fails, it returns INVALID_PROCESSTRACE_HANDLE.
If your code base supports Windows 7 and Windows Vista, and also supports earlier operating systems such as Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, do not use the constants described above. Instead, determine the operating system on which you are running and compare the return value to the following values.
| Operating system | Application | Return value to compare |
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| Windows 7 and Windows Vista | 32-bit | 0x00000000FFFFFFFF |
| Windows 7 and Windows Vista | 64-bit | 0XFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 | 32- or 64-bit | 0XFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
If the function returns INVALID_PROCESSTRACE_HANDLE, you can use the GetLastError function to obtain extended error information. The following table lists some common errors and their causes.
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The Logfile parameter is NULL. |
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If you did not specify the LoggerName member of EVENT_TRACE_LOGFILE, you must specify a valid log file name. |
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Only users with administrative privileges, users in the Performance Log Users group, and services running as LocalSystem, LocalService, NetworkService can consume events in real time. To grant a restricted user the ability to consume events in real time, add them to the Performance Log Users group. Windows XP and Windows 2000: Anyone can consume real time events. |
Remarks
Consumers call this function.
After calling OpenTrace, call the ProcessTrace function to process the events. When you have finished processing events, call the CloseTrace function.
Note that you can process events from only one real-time session.
Windows Vista and earlier: If the function fails it will returns INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE. To avoid
compile-time errors, cast INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE to TRACEHANDLE as follows:
(TRACEHANDLE)INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE.
Examples
For an example that uses OpenTrace, see Using TdhFormatProperty to Consume Event Data or Retrieving Event Data Using MOF.
Requirements
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Minimum supported client |
Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps | Windows Store apps] |
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Minimum supported server |
Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps | Windows Store apps] |
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Header |
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Unicode and ANSI names |
OpenTraceW (Unicode) and OpenTraceA (ANSI) |
See also