miscellaneous-showdebugger.ps1 - powershell script by ActiveXperts Software

miscellaneous-showdebugger.ps1 prints debug information to a log file. Use it for debugging purposes.

Use miscellaneous-showdebugger.ps1 directly from ActiveXperts Network Monitor; in the Manager's 'Monitor' menu, select 'New Check (Script)' and select miscellaneous-showdebugger.ps1. Configure the required parameter, or press 'Load a working sample'.

In ActiveXperts Network Monitor, Administrators can use three different scripting languages: Powershell, VBScript and SSH.

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miscellaneous-showdebugger.ps1 script code

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# ActiveXperts Network Monitor PowerShell script, © ActiveXperts Software B.V.
# For more information about ActiveXperts Network Monitor, visit the ActiveXperts 
# Network Monitor web site at http://www.activexperts.com
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# Script
#     Miscellaneous-ShowDebugger.ps1
# Description:
#     Print debug information to a log file while the Network Monitor Engine interpreter runs the script. 
# Declare Parameters:
#     1) strDebugFile (string) - the name of the debug output file. The path of the file must be a valid path. 
#        If the file does not exists, the file will be created. 
# Usage:
#      .\Miscellaneous-ShowDebugger.ps1 '<Debug File>'
# Sample:
#      .\Miscellaneous-ShowDebugger.ps1 'c:\network-monitor.log'
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# -- Declare Parameters
param( [string]$strDebugFile = '' )
   
# -- Use _activexperts.ps1 with common functions 
. 'C:\Program Files\ActiveXperts\Network Monitor\Scripts\Monitor (ps1)\_activexperts.ps1' 


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# // --- Main script ---
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# -- Clear screen and clear error
cls
$Error.clear()

# -- Validate parameters, return on parameter mismatch
if( $strDebugFile -eq '' )
{
  $res = 'UNCERTAIN: Invalid number of parameters - Usage: .\Miscellaneous-ShowDebugger.ps1 "<Debug File>"'
  echo $res
  exit
}

$objDebugger = new-object -comobject ActiveXperts.VbDebugger
$objDebugger.DebugFile = $strDebugFile
$objDebugger.Enabled = 1
$objDebugger.ClearDebugFile()

$dtCurrentDate = Get-Date
$dtCurrentDate = $dtCurrentDate.ToString( 'M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss tt' )

$objDebugger.WriteLine( 'Debug file cleared at ' + $dtCurrentDate )
$objDebugger.WriteLine( 'Write information to the debug file' )
$objDebugger.Sleep( 1000 )

$dtCurrentDate = Get-Date
$dtCurrentDate = $dtCurrentDate.ToString( 'M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss tt' )

$objDebugger.WriteLine( 'ShowDebugger function ready at ' + $dtCurrentDate )
$objDebugger = $null

# -- Print script result
$res = 'SUCCESS: ShowDebugger function completed'
echo $res
exit


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# // --- Catch script exceptions ---
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trap [Exception]
{
  $res = 'UNCERTAIN: ' + $_.Exception.Message
  echo $res
  exit
}