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Take a look at LogParser: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/dd919274.aspx https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/dd919274.as... http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24659 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=2465... It handles around 20 different input formats and is pretty fast. Has a COM API and is extensible. we use it to capture event log data from our windows platform. Has an edge over PowerShell when it comes to speed for certain types of tasks.