event-log.ps1

function Get-ApiErrors() {
    Get-WinEvent –LogName dbank -MaxEvents 500 `
    | Where-Object { $_.LevelDisplayName -eq "Error" } `
    | Where-Object { $_.Message -notlike "*LogController*" }
    | Format-List -Property TimeCreated,LevelDisplayName,Message
    | more
}
function Get-ApiEventTail($ShowExisting=10) {
    $LogName = "dbank"
    if ($ShowExisting -gt 0) {
        $data = Get-WinEvent –LogName $LogName -max $ShowExisting
        $data | Format-List -Property TimeCreated,LevelDisplayName,Message
        $idx = $data[0].RecordId
    }
    else {
        $idx = (Get-WinEvent –LogName $LogName -max 1).RecordId
    }

    while ($true)
    {
        start-sleep -Seconds 1
        $idx2  = (Get-WinEvent –LogName $LogName -max 1).RecordId
        if ($idx2 -gt $idx) {
            Get-WinEvent –LogName $LogName -max ($idx2 - $idx) | Format-List -Property TimeCreated,LevelDisplayName,Message
        }
        $idx = $idx2

        # Any key to terminate; does NOT work in PowerShell ISE!
        # if ($Host.UI.RawUI.KeyAvailable) { return; }
    }
}