Powershell Output - formatting - powershell

Question

I have the below powershell script and I want the format to show the whole string, as though I was using Format-Table with -Wrap and -Autosize. I've tried using those, but it doesn't show all the needed properties, not sure if I wasn't using it correctly or what was the case.
$threshold = 30 #Number of days to look for expiring certificates
$deadline = (Get-Date).AddDays($threshold) #Set deadline date
Invoke-Command -ComputerName { Dir Cert:\LocalMachine\My } | foreach {
If ($_.NotAfter -le $deadline) {
$_ | Select Issuer, Subject, NotAfter, #{Label="Expires In (Days)";
Expression={($_.NotAfter - (Get-Date)).Days}}
}
}
This is what my output currently looks like:
Issuer Subject NotAfter Expires In (Days)
CN=MASKEDMASKEDMASKED ... CN=masked.customer.masked.com, OU=... 2/21/2014 5:59:59 PM -17
CN=MASKEDMASKEDMASKED ... CN=masked.customer.masked.com, OU=... 2/21/2014 5:59:59 PM -17
Can anyone provide some assistance, please? I basically just need to expand those columns to see all the details.

Answer 1

If you don't plan to use the data after these commands, you can pipe them to Format-* as you mentioned. Select will get you the data, but not the friendly display. Is there a reason you need it displayed?
Here's a quick example where you get the best of both worlds:
#Assign output to a variable
$result = Invoke-Command -ComputerName { Dir Cert:\LocalMachine\My } | foreach {
If ($_.NotAfter -le $deadline) { $_ | Select Issuer, Subject, NotAfter, #{Label="Expires In (Days)";Expression={($_.NotAfter - (Get-Date)).Days}} }
}
#Write the results to the verbose stream. Use format table and out-string for appearances
#Change to write-host, debug, error, warning, etc. as needed
Write-Verbose "Results:`n$($result | Format-Table -AutoSize -Wrap | Out-String)"
#$result is still a usable object at this point
$result
*edit: I don't have the reputation to comment on Cole9350's suggestion - don't use ExpandProperty. That is for expanding a single property...

Answer 2

Use the -ExpandProperty Parameter of your Select-Object cmdlet