gci MSGTRK*.log -name |% {

Some weird pastage on the original post.

Let's see if this works better.

gci MSGTRK*.log -name |% {
 $src_evt_ht = @{}
 
 write-host
 $_
 gc $_ |
 foreach {
  if ($_.startswith("2"){
   $rec = $_ -split ","

   $src_evt_ht[($rec[7] + "." + $rec[8])] += 1
  }
 }

 write-host
 $src_evt_ht
}

Still looks odd.

Script file attached.

TXT attachment to make the server happy.

If you use the style drop-down and pick Code, it should work ok for you.

gci MSGTRK*.log -name |% {
	$src_evt_ht = @{}
	
	write-host
	$_
	gc $_ | 
	foreach {
		if ($_.startswith("2"){
			$rec = $_ -split ","

			$src_evt_ht[($rec[7] + "." + $rec[8])] += 1
		}
	}

	write-host
	$src_evt_ht
}

Rules, rules, rules!  Everythings gotta have rules! - Calvin
 
Looks like it got rid of the "smiley", but still doesn't like
the index references in the hash table accumulator.
 
 
 
gci MSGTRK*.log -name |% {
	$src_evt_ht = @{}
	
	write-host
	$_
	gc $_ | 
	foreach {
		if ($_.startswith("2"){
			$rec = $_ -split ","

			$src_evt_ht[($rec[7] + "." + $rec[8])] += 1
		}
	}

	write-host
	$src_evt_ht
}

TANJ!

The "smiley' doesn't show up on Preview, but it's there in the post.

No problem.  If it makes it easier to clean up after you get it cornered and stomped on, you can just delete the thread and I'll re-post it if you want.