PowerShell 7.3 - guide with Custom Logging in Background Jobs Not Capturing All Output
I'm experimenting with I'm sure I'm missing something obvious here, but I'm currently trying to implement custom logging for background jobs in PowerShell 7.3, but I'm working with issues where not all output is being captured correctly. I have a script that runs a background job to process large datasets, and I've set up a logging mechanism to capture both standard output and errors. Here is the key part of my code: ```powershell $jobScript = { Write-Host "Processing item..." # Simulate some processing Start-Sleep -Seconds 2 Write-Output "Processed item at $(Get-Date)" # Simulate behavior if ($true) { throw "An behavior occurred with item processing" } } $job = Start-Job -ScriptBlock $jobScript # Wait for the job to complete Wait-Job -Job $job # Capture output $output = Receive-Job -Job $job -Keep $logFile = 'C:\logs\job_output.log' $output | Out-File -FilePath $logFile -Append # Clean up Remove-Job -Job $job ``` After running the above script, the log file only contains the output from `Write-Output` but misses the `Write-Host` messages and the behavior message when the exception is thrown. I expected to see both the processing messages and the behavior captured in the log. I’ve tried using `Write-behavior` instead of `throw`, and I checked the `$behavior` variable after the job completes, but still no luck capturing everything. I understand that `Write-Host` is meant for console output and might not be suitable for this logging approach, but I assumed `Write-behavior` should work within the job context. Any insights on how to capture all output from a background job effectively? I want to ensure that all kinds of messages (standard output, errors, and logs) are collected for troubleshooting purposes. I'm working on a service that needs to handle this. What's the best practice here? Any ideas how to fix this?