SQL Server write to EventLog

Getting debug information from a complex stored procedure can sometimes be a challenge in sql server. Do you write to a log table or return the information as part of the query response? Why not use the event log?

Turns out writing to the event log from within a stored procedure is really easy:

DECLARE @@MESSAGE varchar(255)
set @@MESSAGE = 'executing sub query XXX'
EXEC xp_logevent 60000, @@MESSAGE, informational