question abt get-childitem

[SEPORY]

Why can´t I substitute a string variable in get-childitem expression

I try to write
$strExclude ="*?.resx,web.config"
Get-ChildItem *.* -exclude $strExclude

If I run that script the Get-ChildItem don´t seem to recognize the exclusion part.

But if I write Get-ChildItem *.* -exclude *?.resx,web.config it works nice

Get-ChildItem don´t seem to evaluate my string substitution correctly

any idea,

 

[Zelandakh]

Have you patched your box recently? Just tested exactly that PS on a rollup 4 box and all works fine.

 

[crobin1]

Hmm, in PS v1 on my XP SP 3 box get-childitem does not recognize the string. Interestingly, when I look at

help get-childitem -detailed

there's a sentence on the -exclude parameter which reads "This parameter does not work properly in this cmdlet"...

 

[Zelandakh]

OK, I'll see your "This parameter does not work properly in this cmdlet" and raise you...

I'm checking this on Windows 2003 x64 SP2 with Exchange 2007 x64 SP1 roll up 4....

[PS] C:\>get-childitem *.*


Directory: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\


Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 04/07/2007 21:15 0 AUTOEXEC.BAT
-a--- 07/11/2008 12:33 1155735552 Backup.bkf
-a--- 04/07/2007 21:15 0 CONFIG.SYS
----- 16/02/2007 23:39 135680 msizap.exe


[PS] C:\>$strExclude = "*.bkf"
[PS] C:\>get-childitem *.* -exclude $strexclude


Directory: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\


Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 04/07/2007 21:15 0 AUTOEXEC.BAT
-a--- 04/07/2007 21:15 0 CONFIG.SYS
----- 16/02/2007 23:39 135680 msizap.exe


[PS] C:\>

So it works for a single exclusion.


[PS] C:\>$strexclude = "*.bkf;*.sys"
[PS] C:\>get-childitem *.* -exclude $strexclude


Directory: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\


Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 04/07/2007 21:15 0 AUTOEXEC.BAT
-a--- 07/11/2008 12:33 1155735552 Backup.bkf
-a--- 04/07/2007 21:15 0 CONFIG.SYS
----- 16/02/2007 23:39 135680 msizap.exe


[PS] C:\>$strexclude = "*.bkf *.sys"
[PS] C:\>get-childitem *.* -exclude $strexclude


Directory: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\


Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 04/07/2007 21:15 0 AUTOEXEC.BAT
-a--- 07/11/2008 12:33 1155735552 Backup.bkf
-a--- 04/07/2007 21:15 0 CONFIG.SYS
----- 16/02/2007 23:39 135680 msizap.exe


[PS] C:\>

But not when you try more than one exclusion whether that is a comma, a semi colon or a space.

i.e. I agree with you that your PS doesn't work though your theory is entirely sound, I just don't know whether it is fixable.