NAME
    Log::Dispatch::Win32EventLog - Class for logging to the Windows NT
    Event Log

REQUIREMENTS
    The following modules are required:

      Log::Dispatch
      Params::Validate
      Win32::EventLog

  Installation

    Installation is pretty standard:

      perl Makefile.PL
      nmake
      nmake test
      nmake install

    If you have Module::Build installed, you can use the following:

      perl Build.PL
      perl Build
      perl Build test
      perl Build install

    Note that the tests for this module will post to the event log!

SYNOPSIS
      use Log::Dispatch::Win32EventLog;

      my $log = Log::Dispatch::Win32EventLog->new(
          name       => 'myname'
          min_level  => 'info',
          source     => 'My App'
      );

      $log->log(level => 'emergency', messsage => 'something BAD happened');

DESCRIPTION
    Log::Dispatch::Win32EventLog is a subclass of Log::Dispatch::Output,
    which inserts logging output into the windows event registry.

    See the module documentation for more details.

REVISION HISTORY
    Changes since v0.02:

    0.11 Fri Aug  6 2004
	- corrected handling of unregistered sources

    0.10 Wed Aug  4 2004
	- build uses Test::Warn
	- added test for invalid log registration
	- renamed test files
	- added tests for registration and Log4perl (if present)
	- allows registration of the source to a specific log
	- tests verify that events were written to logs
	- tests use Test::More
	- event log is opened to $Source rather than "Application"
	- checks for proper perl version
	- handle is now closed when class is destroyed
	- fixed warnings related to Perl 5.8.x [cpan #7020]
	- check for invalid characters in source
	- reorganized and updated POD
	- added Build.PL and META.yml to distribution
	- corrected prereqs in Build.PL/Makefile.PL

    A more detailed history can be found in the included Changes file.

AUTHOR
    Robert Rothenberg <rrwo at cpan.org>

    Arthur Bergman <abergman at cpan.org>

    Gunnar Hansson <gunnar at telefonplan.nu>

LICENSE
    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the same terms as Perl itself.