v11 - Export-VBRAudit date issue

[Cragdoo]

Was looking around the new cmdlets and trying out the new Export-VBRAudit , according to the example here https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=110

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Export-VBRAudit -From 02.02.2020 -To 02.22.2020 -FileFullPath "C:\Reports\Reports\JanuaryReport.txt"

however if I follow the date format in my lab

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Export-VBRAudit -from 03.17.2021 -to 03.19.2021 -fielfullpath c:\reports\test1.txt

I get the following error

Export-VBRAudit : Cannot bind parameter 'From'. Cannot convert value "03.17.2021" to type "System.DateTime". Error:
"String was not recognized as a valid DateTime."

if I change the date format to my locale (UK)

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Export-VBRAudit -from 17.03.2021 -to 19.03.2021 -filefullpath c:\reports\test1.txt

the command successfully runs.

Is that a documentation mistake? a local issue? something else

[jhoughes]

Hey Craig, those parameters are supposed to take a DateTime object. We'll need to get the example updated.

Here's a working example:

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PS C:\Users\svc_veeam_br> $fromdate = Get-Date '03.17.2021'
PS C:\Users\svc_veeam_br> $todate = Get-Date '03.19.2021'
PS C:\Users\svc_veeam_br> Export-VBRAudit -from $fromdate -to $todate -FileFullPath "C:\Users\svc_veeam_br\Documents\vbrdateaudit.txt"
C:\Users\svc_veeam_br\Documents\vbrdateaudit.txt

[Cragdoo]

still think it's locale setting issue ... using your example above

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PS C:\Users\Administrator> $fromdate = Get-Date '03.17.2021'
Get-Date : Cannot bind parameter 'Date'. Cannot convert value "03.17.2021" to type "System.DateTime". Error: "String
was not recognized as a valid DateTime."

but changing it to match my locale, UK

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PS C:\Users\Administrator> $fromdate = Get-Date '17.3.2021'
PS C:\Users\Administrator>

[jhoughes]

Yep, I had looked at the help for the cmdlet and saw the parameter type, then didn't look further.

I just verified that can input a string that would be valid for a DateTime lookup, which means it will be locale specific.

Sorry about that.

[Cragdoo]

no worries .... I should have RTFM'd a little more

so it's a documentation example update needed ..used something like

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$fromdate = (Get-Date).AddDays(-7)
$todate = Get-Date
Export-VBRAudit -from $fromdate -to $todate -FileFullPath c:\reports\Last7daysReport.txt