Validate a param 1

[cdtech1980]

Hi I am using a parameter called foo which I set to mandatory=$false. This means it is not required. In my script I would like to test if it exists or not and do something if it does.


For example if someone runs .\myscripts.ps1 -FOO valueisgiven the scripts will do something if not just ignore. Should I do something like if ($FOO -ne "NULL") { do something} else .....

Thank you.

 [Parameter(Mandatory=$false,Position=3)]
 [String]
 $FOO

if ($FOO -ne "NULL") 
{
[indent]do sometthing[/indent]
}
else {
[indent]do something else[/indent]
}[/indent]

 

[blister911]

Assuming you're doing validation checks on the $foo variable first, I think you could do:

if ($FOO) 
{
  do sometthing
}
else
{
  do something else
}

Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

 

[blister911]

Just to clarify my comment about validation checking the variable, I would make sure it isn't a bunch of spaces, first, unless that is an acceptable entry.


Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

 

[cdtech1980]

Hi Blister this did not work.

I have also tried

if (!($foo -eq $NULL))
{
  first
}
else
{
  second
}

however it still returns me to the first if statement regardless if I run my script with parameter or not.

Example:

.\myscript.ps1 $foo "hello"

or

.\myscript.ps1

I get same results.

 

[blister911]

cdtech1980,

What does your script look like?
You need to have something like this as the first line:
param([string]$foo = "")

Then the If-statement

You would then call your script one of these ways:
.\myscript.ps1 -foo "hello" (if using a variable)
.\myscript.ps1 (no variable)

script example

param([string]$foo = "")
if ($foo) 
{
  do something
}
else
{
  do something else
}

Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

 

[blister911]

...one more thing.

If $foo is required, you'd have to specify that it's mandatory on the param line. You can also specify the position
so that you can call the script without adding the -foo switch

I think it goes like this:

param ([Parameter(Mandatory=$TRUE,Position=1)][string]$foo="")

Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

 

[cdtech1980]

Hi I have this up top. I do not want it to be mandatory. If the user does not have -foo I want the script to continue to the else statement.

param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false,Position=0)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [String]
        $foo

)

Even just tried

param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false,Position=0)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [String]
        $foo = ""

)

Still goes to the else even if the user does not enter -foo "hello

 

[blister911]

Here is my myscript.ps1:

param([Parameter(Position=1)][string]$foo = "")
if ($foo) 
{
  write-host "Foo found."
}
else
{
  write-host "No Foo"
}

Here are my results:

[PS] C:\Temp>.\myscript.ps1
No Foo

[PS] C:\Temp>.\myscript.ps1 "hello"
Foo found.

[PS] C:\Temp>.\myscript.ps1 -foo "hello"
Foo found.

[PS] C:\Temp>.\myscript.ps1 -foo ""
No Foo

[PS] C:\Temp>.\myscript.ps1 ""
No Foo

I hope this helps out.




Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

 

[cdtech1980]

Let me get rid of mandatory =false.
Thanks for the results.

 

[cdtech1980]

It works. Thanks man!