[python-win32] win32evtlogutil.SafeFormatMessage shortcomings

[Eric Davis]

Running pywin32 version 210.
Python 2.5

I have some events that don't get formatted correctly, basically ones
that contain messages from winerror and some events in the security logs.


System Log Error
[273] ID:7000 Service Control Manager
   Type: ERROR
   Time: 10/11/2007 05:13:18
The Network Load Balancing service failed to start due to the following
error:
%%1058

The 1058 is an error message from the winerror.h header, which I can get
with win32api.FormatMessage, but why doesn't SafeFormatMessage do this
automatically?


Security Log Audit Failure Message
Object Open:
	Object Server:	Security
	Object Type:	File
	Object Name:	C:\WINDOWS\DtcInstall.log
	Handle ID:	-
	Operation ID:	{0,72457}
	Process ID:	1208
	Image File Name:	
	Primary User Name:	NETWORK SERVICE
	Primary Domain:	NT AUTHORITY
	Primary Logon ID:	(0x0,0x3E4)
	Client User Name:	-
	Client Domain:	-
	Client Logon ID:	-
	Accesses:	%%1538
			%%1541
			%%4416
			%%4417
			%%4418
			%%4419
			%%4420
			%%4423
			%%4424
			
	Privileges:	-
	Restricted Sid Count:	0
	Access Mask:	0x12019F

The %% messages are not from winerror.h.  I believe the security log has
a messages dll of its own, but I have no idea how to get those messages.
Again, why doesn't SafeFormatMessage do this automatically?

Is there a way that I can do this with the win32api?  The messages are
formatted correctly with wmi, but wmi is painfully slow because the
event logs are so large.

Thanks,
Eric