Export-DbaXECsv

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Synopsis

Exports Extended Events to a CSV file.

Description

Exports Extended Events to a CSV file.

Syntax

Export-DbaXECsv
    [-InputObject] <Object[]>
    [[-Path] <String>]
    [[-FilePath] <String>]
    [-EnableException]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Examples

Example: 1

PS C:\> Get-ChildItem -Path C:\temp\sample.xel | Export-DbaXECsv -Path c:\temp\sample.csv

Writes Extended Events data to the file "C:\temp\events.csv".

Example: 2

PS C:\> Get-DbaXESession -SqlInstance sql2014 -Session deadlocks | Export-DbaXECsv -Path c:\temp\events.csv

Writes Extended Events data to the file "C:\temp\events.csv".

Required Parameters

-InputObject

Allows Piping

Optional Parameters

-Path

Specifies the directory where the file or files will be exported.

-FilePath

Specifies the full file path of the output file.

-EnableException

By default, when something goes wrong we try to catch it, interpret it and give you a friendly warning message. This avoids overwhelming you with "sea of red" exceptions, but is inconvenient because it basically disables advanced scripting. Using this switch turns this "nice by default" feature off and enables you to catch exceptions with your own try/catch.