Importing log messages from the CLI

The import command is used to import log messages from IIS log files and W3C Extended log files to an elmah.io log.

Usage

> elmahio import --help

Description:
  Import log messages to a specified log

Usage:
  elmahio import [options]

Options:
  --apiKey <apiKey> (REQUIRED)      An API key with permission to execute the command
  --logId <logId> (REQUIRED)        The ID of the log to import messages to
  --type <iis|w3c> (REQUIRED)       The type of log file to import. Use 'w3c' for W3C Extended Log File Format and
                                    'iis' for IIS Log File Format
  --filename <filename> (REQUIRED)  Defines the path and filename of the file to import from. Ex. " --filename
                                    C:\myDirectory\log.txt"
  --dateFrom <dateFrom>             Defines the Date from which the logs start. Ex. " --dateFrom 2023-03-06"
  --dateTo <dateTo>                 Defines the Date from which the logs end. Ex. " --dateTo 2023-03-13"
  -?, -h, --help                    Show help and usage information

Examples

IIS:

elmahio import --apiKey API_KEY --logId LOG_ID --type iis --filename u_inetsv1.log --dateFrom 2023-03-13T10:14 --dateTo 2023-03-13T10:16

w3c:

elmahio import --apiKey API_KEY --logId LOG_ID --type w3c --filename u_extend1.log --dateFrom 2023-03-13T10:14 --dateTo 2023-03-13T10:16

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