Did you know that the SharePoint ULS logs can be queried, filtered and output to a text file or GridView (allowing for additional filtering).
This can be really handy to help troubleshoot problems, so this post offers 3 examples.
How to export ULS logs to a GridView for further filtering
Execution of the Powershell Script (below) will open a GridView showign the matching results. The GridView also has additional filtering capabilities allowing you to really target in on what you’re looking for.
Powershell script:
if ((Get-PSSnapin "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null)
{
Add-PSSnapin "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell"
}
Get -SPLogEvent -StartTime "10/15/2015 11:19" -EndTime "10/15/2015 11:20" | out GridView
Screenshot of the ULS Logs in a Powershell GridView:
How to export the ULS Logs to a text file
In the example blow, you will see how to query and output the ULS Logs to a text file.
Powershell script:
if ((Get-PSSnapin "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null)
{
Add-PSSnapin "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell"
}
Get -SPLogEvent -StartTime "10/15/2015 11:19" -EndTime "10/15/2015 11:20" >> C:\ULSlogs.txt
How to search the ULS Logsfor a designated string
In this example, we show how you can search for text withing the Logs.
Powershell script:
if ((Get-PSSnapin "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null)
{
Add-PSSnapin "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell"
}
Get-splogevent | ?{$_.Correlation -eq "<Correlation ID>"} | select Area, Category, Level, EventID,Message | Format-List > C:\ULSlogs.txt
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