yeah Jooel !
Basically, i am trying to check the status of the ERRORLOG file in SQL server to check the status of the service, but checking the ERRORLOG file does NOT help. since it is always locked, i have to copy it to some other file & then read it to check for occurrence of statements like (RECOVERY COMPLETE, SQL AGENT STARTED etc.)

is there any way available to check the status of service from SERVICE CONTROL MANAGER?