failed copy file from path using powershell - powershell

Question

I have this script:
$UserFile = Read-Host "Drag your file here"
Copy-Item -Path $UserFile -Destination .\input
I want user drag their file to console, so that the script can know the exact path of user file and copy user file to input folder. but i got this error
Copy-Item : Cannot find drive. A drive with the name '"C' does not exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ Copy-Item -Path $UserFile -Destination .\input
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: ("C:String) [Copy-Item], DriveNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DriveNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.CopyItemCommand
UPDATE:
It getting more weird guys, i think there is something wrong with my machine, i try to run the code on VM, and the code run with ZERO problem, and there's something different between my machine and VM, when i drag the file in my machine it will write like this "C:\path\to\my\file.something" but when i do that on my VM it write C:\path\to\my\file.something without "
UPDATE:
I just realized that i use different file, the file that i try on my machine is have white spaces in it file one.something but file that i use on VM don't have space file.something but i've tried to run the code like this
Copy-Item -Path "C:\path\to\my\file one.something" -Destination .\input
using " and it work. but that not what i want, i want user to drag their file no matter there is white space or not.

Answer 1

Try to add the -Prompt param
$UserFile = Read-Host -Prompt "Drag your file here"
*** drags file ***
Write-Host $Userfile ## should display the filepath

Answer 2

My guess is that this isn't an issue for you anymore and an extra " was entered into the terminal before dragging your file. For me, the code you've posted works without issue.
You might want to check out Cannot find drive. A drive with the name '"C' does not exist where the issue was the exact same thing.
Depending on the use of this script, you can trim/remove any characters before using and, in my experience, it is almost always better to use absolute paths instead of relative (here the ./input) unless you explicitly want to have the script be relative.