RFC function to retrieve application log

Hi,
does anybody know a standard SAP RFC function module to read an application log? So far I haven't been able to find one...
Please note that I'm not looking for any custom RFC wrappers around standard SAP functions or any solutions to read the data directly from the database tables.
Thanks for your help, harald

Hi Sidarth and Elini,
thanks for the answers. Sidarth my goal is to find a standard SAP function module. Writing a wrapper is trivial, but is not helpful as a general solution (e.g. when working on multiple systems including some, where you don't have development access).
Elini, I looked at the function module C1CA_READ_APPLICATION_LOG, but it's not what I'm looking for (should've been more specific): It doesn't exist in SAP4.6c (support package level 48) and it's only a wrapper to present a dialog. I need an RFC function module to return an application log, dialog processing is not desired.
Thanks for the feedback. Does anybody have any other suggestions?
Best wishes, harald

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Message was edited by:
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