Select-String. How to use multiple pattern conditions?

• TeraByteMe

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  February 16, 2012 at 1:14 pm

  #268445

  Hello,

  I am trying to parse through a log file searching for lines that contain strings. The below scripts works to pull all line that have "Found file" in it but I can't get it to retrieve conditions on other lines (i.e. "Records IN" & "File copied"). How can I modify the below to pull lines with those characters strings in them as well?

  $path = pushd \\Eldorado\el\Processing\IVR_New\Log

  $files = Dir -filter *.txt | Where-Object { $_.CreationTime -gt (Get-Date).AddDays(-2) }

  ForEach ($file in $files)

  {

  Get-Content $file |

  Select-String -pattern "Found file"|

  Format-Table -property Line

  }

  Thanks,

  Sean

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  select cast (0x5365616E204465596F756E67 as varchar(128))

• bruce 1565

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  February 16, 2012 at 1:28 pm

  #1448116

  Try

  Select-String -pattern "Found file", "Records IN", "File copied" |

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  February 16, 2012 at 2:46 pm

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  My Dah! So simple... Thanks!

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  select cast (0x5365616E204465596F756E67 as varchar(128))

• bruce 1565

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  February 16, 2012 at 4:06 pm

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  Just an FYI if you run Get-Help Select-Sting where you see -Pattern <string[]) that [] means -Pattern takes an array. That applies to all items with a <string[]> in the description. Like Get-WmiObject -ComputerName <string[]>.

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  February 16, 2012 at 6:26 pm

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  Good FYI and thanks! That will most definitely help me in the future.

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  select cast (0x5365616E204465596F756E67 as varchar(128))