I want to set environment variable in powershell that has dot in name.
This line throws an error:
$env:Test.Env.Var1 = "test111"
The property 'Var1' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists and can be set.
At line:1 char:1
+ $env:Test.Env.Var1 = "test111"
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyNotFound
Is it possible to set "Test.Env.Var1" variable without using [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable method?
This can be done by
${env:test.value} = 'value'
Note the colon after env. This works in both powershell and pwsh
Cf. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_variables?view=powershell-7.2#variable-names-that-include-special-characters
It can be done by
${env:Test.Env.Var1} = 'value'
source
Thanks to #4c74356b41 who provided answer in comment.
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I'm trying to execute in my powershell script the command below :
D:\Apps\Documentum\product\7.3\bin\idql.exe -udmadmin -pPassword dctm04 -RC:\temp\documentum\session_list.txt -w20 > C:\temp\documentum\session_logstash.txt
In my powershell script I do that:
$DOCBASE="dctm04"
$USER_DOCBASE="dmadmin"
$USER_PWD="Password01"
$IDQL_PATH="D:\Apps\Documentum\product\7.3\bin"
$QRY_SESSIONS="C:\temp\documentum\session_list.txt"
$QRY_LOG_SESSIONS="C:\temp\documentum\session_logstash.txt"
$IDQL_PATH\idql.exe -u$USER_DOCBASE -p$USER_PWD $DOCBASE -R$QRY_SESSIONS -w20 > $QRY_LOG_SESSIONS
But it doesn't work properly, I receive the error below :
At C:\temp\documentum\Generate.ps1:49 char:13
+ $IDQL_PATH\idql.exe -u$USER_DOCBASE -p$USER_PWD $DOCBASE -R$QRY_SESSIONS -w20 ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~
Unexpected token '\idql.exe' in expression or statement.
+ CategoryInfo : ParserError: (:) [], ParseException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnexpectedToken
I think, i don't use variable properly on my command.
Please note my powershell version is :
PS C:\temp\documentum> $PSVersionTable.PSVersion
Major Minor Build Revision
----- ----- ----- --------
4 0 -1 -1
could you give me the solution in order to solve my problem
The reason is that combining a string to executable name makes no sense to Powershell's parsing rules. Use the call operator & or Invoke-Item. Like so,
$ssms="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio"
PS C:\> $ssms\ssms.exe
At line:1 char:6
+ $ssms\ssms.exe
+ ~~~~~~~~~
Unexpected token '\ssms.exe' in expression or statement.
+ CategoryInfo : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnexpectedToken
C:\>& $ssms\ssms.exe
# Launches SSMS succesfully
C:\>Invoke-Item $ssms\ssms.exe
# Launches SSMS succesfully
There's nice a document about running executables.
PS C:\Users\Hind> $b=#{}
PS C:\Users\Hind> $b+={k="a";v="b"}
A hash table can only be added to another hash table.
At line:1 char:1
+ $b+={k="a";v="b"}
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : AddHashTableToNonHashTable
Why did it fail? How can I add one element to a hashtable successfully?
Correction, this fails because you are missing the # character in front of #{k="a";b="b"}
PS C:\Users\Hind> $b=#{}
PS C:\Users\Hind> $b+=#{k="a";v="b"}
#{} is declaring a new hash table. {} is a script block. They are not the same.
Initialising the hashtable should be with round bracket instead of curly brackets
$b=#()
$b+=#{k="a";v="b"}
I have the name of an environment variable in a variable and I want to get the value. How do I do that? I've tried:
PS C:\Users\Joe> $v="USERDOMAIN"
PS C:\Users\Joe> "$env:$v"
At line:1 char:2
+ "$env:$v"
+ ~~~~~
Variable reference is not valid. ':' was not followed by a valid variable name character. Consider using ${} to
delimit the name.
+ CategoryInfo : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidVariableReferenceWithDrive
PS C:\Users\Joe> "$env:$($v)"
At line:1 char:2
+ "$env:$($v)"
+ ~~~~~
Variable reference is not valid. ':' was not followed by a valid variable name character. Consider using ${} to
delimit the name.
+ CategoryInfo : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidVariableReferenceWithDrive
Two lines
$v = "Path"
(get-item env:$v).Value
One line
iex ('$env:' + $x)
To complement Vladimir's helpful answer with a solution that makes direct use of the .NET framework:
$v="USERDOMAIN"
[Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable($v)
I am trying to use ValidateLength declaration with Read-Host, however I cannot get it to work. If I use it without Read-Host it works flawless. Here are some basic examples:
[ValidateLength(1,3)]$test = '123'
[ValidateLength(1,3)]$test1 = Read-Host
123
Attribute cannot be added because it would cause the variable test1 with value
123 to become invalid.
At line:1 char:1
+ [ValidateLength(1,3)]$test1 = Read-Host
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : MetadataError: (:) [], ValidationMetadataExcepti
on
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ValidateSetFailure
Is it possible to use ValidateLength declaration with Read-Host?
Declare your Read-Host as a string (since ValidateLength can not accept anything except a string) and the problem is solved.
[ValidateLength(1,3)]$test1 = [String](Read-Host "Input")
I am not sure why you have to cast a type on it, but it solves the problem.
I am not very familiar with powershell scripting and I'm stuck on this problem -
I need to make some operations on object retrieved like this:
$object = [ADSI]'LDAP://CN=Test User,OU=Dept,OU=Users,DC=example,DC=org'
...
$object.Commit()
this works fine, but I have to use distinguished name stored in variable - my test script looks like this, but its not working:
$object = [ADSI]'LDAP://$variable'
...
$object.Commit()
the first call to [ADSI] itself doesn't cause error, but any following operation crashes with message:
The following exception occurred while retrieving member "commit": "The server is not operational.
"
At line:1 char:10
+ $object.commit <<<< ()
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], ExtendedTypeSystemException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CatchFromBaseGetMember
I'm pretty sure, that the parameter is sent in some wrong way, but I don't know, how to fix it, can anybody help?
tahnks
Try:
$object = [ADSI]"LDAP://$variable"
Single quotes don't expand variables.