Recently, I was working on a requirement to convert a number of BLG files into CSV and then changing the CSV files into Excel files.

So, the script below does the following:

1. Picks the BLG files from a folder and then creates a CSV file from the BLG file using RELOG.EXE

2. Then the same CSV file is converted to a XLS file

As always, this is a Powershell script which can be adapted in any way possible. Happy perfmon analysis!

The script can be downloaded from OneDrive as well.

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#    The script uses relog to create CSV files from BLG files         #
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# Enumerates BLG files on disk and starts running relog on them
$path = "C:\PerfmonFiles\" # Replace with correct path
$files = Get-ChildItem $path -Filter *.blg
foreach ($file in $files)
{
    # Create the CSV filename
    $filename = $file.FullName.Split(".")[0] + ".csv"
    # Run relog with the correct arguments
    $AllArgs =  @($file.FullName,  '-f', 'csv', '-o',  $filename)
    & 'relog.exe' $AllArgs
}

# Enumerates CSV files on disk and starts converting them to Excel
$files = Get-ChildItem $path -Filter *.csv 
foreach ($file in $files)
{
    # Launch Excel
    $xls = new-object -comobject excel.application
    $xls.visible = $true
    # Open the CSV file
    $Workbook = $xls.workbooks.open($file.FullName)
    $Worksheets = $Workbooks.worksheets
    $filename = $file.FullName.Split(".")[0] + ".xls"
    # Save the file as Excel
    # Depending on your compatibility settings you might have to accept a prompt to save the file
    $Workbook.SaveAs($filename,1)
    $Workbook.Saved = $True
    # Close Excel
    $xls.Quit()
    # Delete the CSV file
    Remove-Item $file.FullName
}