WEVTUTIL CL fails if the event log channel has a space in it

[Yanta]

for /f %%a in ( C:\LOGLIST.TXT ) do WEVTUTIL CL "%%a"

The textfile is created from WEVTUTIL EL >>C:\LogList.txt

For example, this:

Internet Explorer

will fail with error

Failed to clear log Internet.
The specified channel could not be found.

Whereas

HardwareEvents

Will work fine. Only happens when channel name has a space.

Any ideas why?

[penpen]

If you don't use any arguments in your "for/f"-loop, then the default setting is used, which is the first token (for more, see "for/?" - without the doublequotes).
This might help you:

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for /f "usebackq tokens=* delims=" %%a in ("C:\LOGLIST.TXT") do WEVTUTIL CL "%%a"

penpen

[Yanta]

That works. Thanks for your help.