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Windows EventLog XML Query using wildcard
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To perform a Windows EventLog XML Query using a wildcard, you can use the <QueryList>
element with the <Query>
element and specify the event log and the XPath query with the wildcard.
Here's an example of how you can create an XML query with a wildcard to query the Windows Event Log:
xml<QueryList>
<Query Id="0" Path="Application">
<Select Path="Application">
*[System[Provider[@Name='YourEventSourceName'] and (Level=2 or Level=3)]]
</Select>
</Query>
</QueryList>
In this example:
Application
is the name of the event log you want to query (you can replace it withSystem
orSecurity
for other event logs).YourEventSourceName
is the name of the event source for which you want to query the events. Replace it with the actual event source name or use a wildcard like*
to query events from any source.(Level=2 or Level=3)
specifies the event levels you want to include in the query. Level 2 corresponds to Error events, and Level 3 corresponds to Warning events. You can adjust this to include other event levels if needed.
You can use this XML query with the Get-WinEvent
cmdlet in PowerShell to retrieve the events that match the specified criteria. Here's an example of how you can use it:
powershellGet-WinEvent -FilterXml @"
<QueryList>
<Query Id="0" Path="Application">
<Select Path="Application">
*[System[Provider[@Name='YourEventSourceName'] and (Level=2 or Level=3)]]
</Select>
</Query>
</QueryList>
"@
Replace YourEventSourceName
with the actual event source name or use a wildcard like *
to query events from any source. This will retrieve the events from the Application event log that match the specified criteria. You can adjust the XPath query to match other criteria as needed.