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  1. ashdar revised this gist Jun 14, 2025. 1 changed file with 0 additions and 5 deletions.
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    @REM This will work from a .BAT or .CMD file, or from the CMD console.
    @REM It's too slow to be used for regular work but it's OK for debugging and troubleshooting.
    @REM It's mainly about enforcing a standard format to make it easier to parse the log file later.

    PowerShell -noprofile -nologo -command "$LogLevel = 'INFO'; $Message = 'Something notable happened';$OutputTemplate = '{0},{1},{2},{3}'; Add-Content -path .\Simple.log.txt -value ($OutputTemplate -f @((Get-Date).ToString('s'), $LogLevel, $ENV:UserName, $Message) ) "
  2. ashdar revised this gist Jun 14, 2025. 1 changed file with 5 additions and 1 deletion.
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    @REM This will work from a .BAT or .CMD file, or from the CMD console.
    @REM It's too slow to be used for regular work but it's OK for debugging and troubleshooting.
    @REM It's mainly about enforcing a standard format to make it easier to parse the log file later.

    PowerShell -noprofile -nologo -command "$LogLevel = 'INFO'; $Message = 'Something notable happened';$OutputTemplate = '{0},{1},{2},{3}'; Add-Content -path .\Simple.log.txt -value ($OutputTemplate -f @((Get-Date).ToString('s'), $LogLevel, $ENV:UserName, $Message) ) "
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    @REM This will work from a .BAT or .CMD file, or from the CMD console.
    @REM It's too slow to be used for regular work but it's OK for debugging and troubleshooting.
    @REM It's mainly about enforcing a standard format to make it easier to parse the log file later.

    PowerShell -noprofile -nologo -command "$LogLevel = 'INFO'; $Message = 'Something notable happened';$OutputTemplate = '{0},{1},{2},{3}'; Add-Content -path .\Simple.log.txt -value ($OutputTemplate -f @((Get-Date).ToString('s'), $LogLevel, $ENV:UserName, $Message) ) "
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