logparser not matching on a LIKE pattern
- by user79339
Hi I seem to have the strangest problem. I am using logparser to search an event log for some text that I know is there (i copied and pasted the string from the event into the sql search string). But the sql LIKE statement is returning a empty results. But other LIKE statments seem to be working file. I have even tried using two '%' symbols in case the shell was trying to replace the search pattern with an environment variable '%%NavigationOccuredEventHandler%%', escaping the % with a \ and with a ' but all these just give me "No valid LIKE mask" error
My logparser command -
C:\Program Files\Log Parser 2.2LogParser.exe "select * from D:\Temp\07i132ppa1_app.evt where Message like '%NavigationOccuredEventHandler%' " -i:EVT -o:Datagrid
The Entry in event log (found using "Select * from D:\Temp\07i132ppa1_app.evt" and doing a copy paste of relevant row) -
'D:\Temp\07i132ppa1_app.evt 5976788 2010-03-09 11:53:23 2010-03-09 11:53:23 2 1 Error event 0 None ICP Timestamp: 9/03/2010 1:53:23 AM
Message: Error # 068464030040-07I132PPA1
System.Web.HttpUnhandledException: Exception of type 'System.Web.HttpUnhandledException' was thrown. ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at ClientRegistration.Controller.ContactDetailsController.NavigationOccuredEventHandler(Object sender, NavigateEventArgs e)
at Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.UIProcess.UIPManager.NavigateEventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, NavigateEventArgs e)
at Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.UIProcess.UIPManager.InvokeEventHandlers(State state) in
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Truncated for brevity
'
output
Statistics:
Elements processed: 240993
Elements output: 0
Execution time: 59.47 seconds
But if i searched for the pattern '%object reference not set%' it works fine, returns results. I copied and pasted the string into a dummy sql table and ran the sql query there and it works fine. Just doesn't seem to work in logparser.
Very baffling. Any help would be much appreciated
