Trace DLLs 2

testPFCLNT_2.ps1

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

$dllPath = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18\Common7\IDE\Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfoExtended.dll"
$typeName = "Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Trace.Tracefile"

try {
    $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);
    $instance.InitializeAsReader($InputFile)
}
catch {
    $_.Exception | Select-Object *
}


# ErrorRecord                 : Exception calling "InitializeAsReader" with "1" argument(s): "Failed to initialize
#                               object as reader."
# WasThrownFromThrowStatement : False
# Message                     : Exception calling "InitializeAsReader" with "1" argument(s): "Failed to initialize
#                               object as reader."
# Data                        : {System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.InterpretedFrameInfo}
# InnerException              : Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Trace.SqlTraceException: Failed to initialize object as
#                               reader. ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of
#                               an object.
#                                  at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Trace.TraceFile.InitializeAsReader(String fileName)
#                                  --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
#                                  at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Trace.TraceFile.InitializeAsReader(String fileName)
#                                  at CallSite.Target(Closure , CallSite , Object , Object )
# 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