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Log Parser and PowerShell – Part II

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Last post I talked about using the Log Parser executable from PowerShell. I also briefly mentioned the Log Parser COM component. In this post I will go into more depth on using the COM component from PowerShell.

The COM component exposes a simple object model consisting of only three main objects.

LogQuery – Object used to [...]

Log Parser and PowerShell – Part I

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Log Parser and PowerShell are both great tools and they work well when used together. Yes, you can do pretty much everything Log Parser does with PowerShell alone, but part of PowerShell’s mission is to better leverage current tools. I believe this is an excellent example. Also it has been my experience Log Parser performs [...]

Log Parser Basics

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Log Parser is a great tool for analyzing many types of text data. It is a free downloadable tool from Microsoft it installs a command line version and a COM component. It is a powerful tool for using the SQL language to query most types of fixed or delimited text data.
I recommend this article as [...]