Logstash not working with multiple files wildcard path

Question

Logstash doesn't seem to read path with wildcard here is my config file

input {
    file {
        path => "C:\logs\app*.log"
        type => "MyType"            
    }   
}
filter {
}
output {
    elasticsearch {

  }
}

Answer 1

I was able to resolve this issue by replacing the backslash with slash.

C:/logs/app*.log

Answer 2

Just in case someone needs it, when using wildcard (*) with logstash in windows operating system, use forward slash (/) instead of back slash (\).

Following is the detail of the issue https://github.com/cityindex-attic/logsearch/issues/100