Logger in Powershell
The below functions can be used as Logger and Exception Logger in power shell. The Logger function can be used to log the message in a file The Log_Exception function can be used to log the exception thrown at any try{} .. catch{} statements. The Test_Exception function is a driver function < #Read Me: Developed By: Name:Vaneeswaran N www.vaneeswaran.com #> $Function_Exit_Status = $false #Variable to store the exit status of the function function Logger ($Log_Message , $Log_File) { try { $log_str = "$(Get-Date -format " yyyy MMM d hh:mm:ss ") $Log_Message " echo $log_str >> $Log_File } catch { write-host “ Caught an exception: ” -ForegroundColor Red write-host “ Exception Type: $ ($_.Exception. GetType ().FullName) ” -ForegroundColor Red write-host “ Exception Message: $ ($_.Exception.Message) ”