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Get-DbaXESessionTargetFile

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NAME Get-DbaXESessionTargetFile



SYNOPSIS

Get a file system object from the Extended Events Session Target Files.





SYNTAX

Get-DbaXESessionTargetFile [-SqlCredential <Pscredential>] [-Session <System.String[]>] [-Target

<System.String[]>] [-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]



Get-DbaXESessionTargetFile -SqlInstance <Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>

[-SqlCredential <Pscredential>] [-Session <System.String[]>] [-Target <System.String[]>] [-EnableException

<Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]



Get-DbaXESessionTargetFile [-SqlCredential <Pscredential>] [-Session <System.String[]>] [-Target

<System.String[]>] -InputObject <Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.XEvent.Target[]> [-EnableException <Switch>]

[<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

Get a file system object from the Extended Events Session Target Files.



Note: this performs a Get-ChildItem on remote servers if the specified target SQL Server is remote.





PARAMETERS

-EnableException [<Switch>]

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.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-InputObject [<Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.XEvent.Target[]>]

Allows results from piping in Get-DbaXESessionTarget.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Session [<System.String[]>]

Only return files from a specific session. Options for this parameter are auto-populated from the server.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-SqlCredential [<Pscredential>]

Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential).



Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory -

Integrated are all supported.



For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-SqlInstance [<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>]

The target SQL Server



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Target [<System.String[]>]

Only return files from a specific target.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS



NOTES





Tags: ExtendedEvent, XE, XEvent

Author: Chrissy LeMaire (@cl), netnerds.net



Website: https://dbatools.io

Copyright: (c) 2018 by dbatools, licensed under MIT

License: MIT https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT



-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Get-DbaXESessionTargetFile -SqlInstance sql2017 -Session 'Long Running Queries'



Shows Target Files for the 'Long Running Queries' session on sql2017.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Get-DbaXESession -SqlInstance sql2016 -Session 'Long Running Queries' | Get-DbaXESessionTarget |

Get-DbaXESessionTargetFile



Returns the Target Files for the system_health session on sql2016.



RELATED LINKS

https://dbatools.io/Get-DbaXESessionTargetFile