Script to parse last 24 hours from TaskScheduler Log Cannot figure out how to prase a single task.

Question

All,
I've been tasked with parsing a single task from a server scheduled task and email that to a couple individuals and a distribution list. I had the email portion working, and am now getting...
‘You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
$smtp.Send(&msg)
It is defined ‘$msg = new-object Net.Mail.MailMessage’
I also need to parse out only a specific task in the log. I have tried everything that I can think of and find to get to that level, but this is my first attempt at PowerShell. Here is what I have so far.
# Written by Shawn Miller #
# Parse Task Scheduler Log and #
# Email log to Regional Support #
# and End-Users #
# 4 FEB 14 ver. 1 #
# Parse scheduler log and create file
$yesterday = (get-date) - (new-timespan -day 1)
$events = get-winevent -FilterHashtable @{logname = "Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational"; ID = "201","202"; StartTime = $yesterday} | Format-List -Property Message | out-file "c:\stuff\test.log"
$events |foreach {
$_
# Create new email
$smtpServer = “phcmail.peabodyenergy.com”
$msg = new-object Net.Mail.MailMessage
#From Address
$msg.From = "Monitoring Admin <[email protected]>"
#To Address, Copy the below line for multiple recipients
$msg.To.Add(“[email protected]”)
#$msg.To.Add(“[email protected]”)
#$msg.To.Add(“[email protected]”)
#$msg.To.Add(“[email protected]”)
#Message Body
$msg.Body=”Attached is the status report for the EoM Midwest Engineering files copied to STLEN1.”
#Message Subject
$msg.Subject = “EoM Transfer report”
write-host "SENDING FILES"
#your file location
$files=Get-ChildItem “C:\Stuff\report\”
Foreach($file in $files)
Write-Host “Attaching File :- ” $file
$attachment = New-Object System.Net.Mail.Attachment –ArgumentList C:\Stuff\report\$file
$msg.Attachments.Add($attachment)
$smtp.Send($msg)
$attachment.Dispose();
$msg.Dispose();
write-host "Mail Sent Successfully"
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Respectfully,
Shawn

Answer 1

I would use PowerShell to do this but you need to fix a lot of the code you have copied from various places.  Most of it is old.
Start with this:
#Parse scheduler log and create file
$yesterday =[DateTime]::Today.AddDays(-1)
get-winevent -FilterHashtable @{logname = "Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational"; ID = "201","202"; StartTime = $yesterday} |
Format-List -Property Message |
out-file c:\stuff\test.log
$mailprops=@{
SmtpServer='phcmail.peabodyenergy.com'
From ='Monitoring Admin <[email protected]>'
To='[email protected]','[email protected]'
Body='Attached is the status report for the EoM Midwest Engineering files copied to STLEN1.'
Subject='EoM Transfer report'
$files=Get-ChildItem C:\Stuff\report\
Send-MailMessage @mailprops -Attachments $files
write-host "Mail Sent Successfully"
It is more likely to work assuming you have access to an SMTP server which is not likely in a domain.  Check with your domain admins to find out how to gain access.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯