Geoff,
Try something like this:
# Declare a log path
$Log = 'c:\mylog.log';
# Create an array of HashTables, each of which has a source URL &
destination path
$ItemList = @(
@{
Source = 'URL';
Destination = '\\Share\Folder\file.name';
};
@{
Source = 'URL2';
Destination = '\\Share\Folder2\file.name';
};
);
# Create the System.Net.WebClient object
$WebClient = New-Object -TypeName System.Net.WebClient;
# Iterate over list of items, and download each one within a try..catch
block
foreach ($Item in $ItemList) {
try {
$WebClient.DownloadFile($Item.Source, $Item.Destination)
Add-Content -Path $Log -Value ('Item downloaded successfully: {0}'
-f $Item.Source);
}
catch {
Write-Warning -Message ('Item failed to download: {0}' -f
$Item.Source);
}
}
Cheers,
Trevor Sullivan
Microsoft PowerShell MVP
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Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 9:35 AM
To: powershell@lists.myITforum.com
Subject: [powershell] Logging Question
Hello Group
I'm pretty new to PowerShell, and while I have figured out logging in most
situations, I'm trying to log a web download success/failure when using
"New-Object System.Net.WebClient DownloadFile". Is this possible? I've been
able to get output files created, but they are always blank. Like I said,
I'm pretty new to PowerShell so just a little help would be greatly
appreciated.
I'm attempting to download multiple files, but the gist of the script looks
like this:
---------------------------------
$file1 = "URL"
$dir1 = "\\Share\Folder"
$file2 = "URL2"
$dir2 = "\\Share\Folder2"
$wc = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
$wc.DownloadFile($file1, $dir1)
$wc.DownloadFile($file2, $dir2)
--------------------------------
I wasn't sure if it has to do with using objects on the command (don't think
that makes a difference). I've tried out-file, start-transcript, verbose in
various attempts but each command has resulted in the same blank text file.
Just wondering if there is a better way. The goal is to get basic "file
downloaded success" and the path it downloaded to, just so we can confirm
if/when review is necessary. The script works to grab the files and place
them in the appropriate folders, just want log output so other people can
see it, too.
Thanks.
-Geoff
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