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Error message when filtering on more than 22 Event Sources in Event Viewer: "The Specified Query is Invalid"


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Symptom



When you create a filter for an Event Log that has more than 22 sources selected in the filter, you receive the following error message:

The Specified Query is Invalid.

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Cause

There is a limit on the query depth to prevent the possibility of a stack overflow from deep recursive queries.

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Resolution

If you need more than 22 event sources, choose �Custom Views� and split up your sources into multiple queries.

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Article Info
Article ID : 970453
Revision : 2
Created on : 4/21/2009
Published on : 4/21/2009
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