Trace DLLs

testPFCLNT.ps1

#
# RUN THIS CODE IN Powershell x86 !!!!!
#

$dllPath = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18\Common7\PFCLNT.DLL"
$typeName = "Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Trace.CTraceObjectsFileController"

try {
    #
    # this is the code found in Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Trace.TraceFile.InitializeAsReader (thanks DotPeek...)
    #
    $InputFile = "c:\temp\test.trc"
    $baseAssembly = [Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFrom($dllPath)
    $instance = $baseAssembly.CreateInstance($typeName, $true, [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::IgnoreCase -bor [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::Instance -bor [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::Public -bor [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::NonPublic -bor [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::CreateInstance, $null, $null, $null, $null);
    $instance.Initialize($InputFile)
    $instance.InitSource($false)
}
catch {
    $_.Exception | Select-Object *
}

# ErrorRecord                 : Exception calling "InitSource" with "1" argument(s): ""
# WasThrownFromThrowStatement : False
# Message                     : Exception calling "InitSource" with "1" argument(s): ""
# Data                        : {System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.InterpretedFrameInfo}
# InnerException              : System.InvalidOperationException
#                                  at ?A0xd87a39eb.ProcessError(Int32 hr, UInt16* lpszMessage)
#                                  at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Trace.CTraceControllerBase.InitSource(Boolean
#                               bReOpen)
#                                  at CallSite.Target(Closure , CallSite , Object , Boolean )
# TargetSite                  : Void CheckActionPreference(System.Management.Automation.Language.FunctionContext,
#                               System.Exception)
# StackTrace                  :    at
#                               System.Management.Automation.ExceptionHandlingOps.CheckActionPreference(FunctionContext
#                               funcContext, Exception exception)
#                                  at
#                               System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.ActionCallInstruction`2.Run(InterpretedFrame
#                               frame)
#                                  at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.EnterTryCatchFinallyInstruction.Run(Interp
#                               retedFrame frame)
#                                  at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.EnterTryCatchFinallyInstruction.Run(Interp
#                               retedFrame frame)
# HelpLink                    :
# Source                      : System.Management.Automation
# HResult                     : -2146233087