Comments on: PowerShell Functions and Filters – The basics http://www.powershellpro.com Sharing the Experience Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:09:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: garryman http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/comment-page-1/#comment-683 garryman Sun, 04 Sep 2011 05:05:51 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/#comment-683 OK..For anybody else having the prob that I was having...I was initially using a single quote(') instead of a tick(`). But, after inserting the correct tick, I had to erase and re-insert the previous double-quotes(") before it would work..Now....moving on!!! OK..For anybody else having the prob that I was having…I was initially using a single quote(‘) instead of a tick(`). But, after inserting the correct tick, I had to erase and re-insert the previous double-quotes(“) before it would work..Now….moving on!!!

]]> By: garryman http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/comment-page-1/#comment-682 garryman Sun, 04 Sep 2011 02:41:55 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/#comment-682 Notice how, when I copy and paste the $colItems line, that a (?) is shown instead of the closing ("). Odd. Notice how, when I copy and paste the $colItems line, that a (?) is shown instead of the closing (“). Odd.

]]> By: garryman http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/comment-page-1/#comment-681 garryman Sun, 04 Sep 2011 02:33:09 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/#comment-681 I am getting the same error as Wally S., however, I am running listDisk and listProcessor when the error appears. I tried moving $colItems = get-wmiobject -class “Win32_DiskDrive” -namespace “root\CIMV2? ` -computername $strComputer into a single line and removing the " ' ", cause that seemed to be causing a prob...but still, no dice.... I am getting the same error as Wally S., however, I am running listDisk and listProcessor when the error appears. I tried moving
$colItems = get-wmiobject -class “Win32_DiskDrive” -namespace “root\CIMV2? `
-computername $strComputer
into a single line and removing the ” ‘ “, cause that seemed to be causing a prob…but still, no dice….

]]> By: Wally S. http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/comment-page-1/#comment-640 Wally S. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:57:43 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/#comment-640 I am working with the ListCPU script, and when I run it I get The string starting: At C:\mytest\CPU.ps1:13 char:19 + write-host "Name: <<<< " $objItem.Name is missing the terminator: ". At C:\mytest\CPU.ps1:19 char:1 + <<<< + CategoryInfo : ParserError: ( $objItem.Name write-host } :String) [], ParseException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : TerminatorExpectedAtEndOfString as you can see It is coming back with what to me seems an ambiguous error. If somebody got the script working, please help me. Thanks in advance. I am working with the ListCPU script, and when I run it I get

The string starting:
At C:\mytest\CPU.ps1:13 char:19
+ write-host “Name: <<<< " $objItem.Name
is missing the terminator: ".
At C:\mytest\CPU.ps1:19 char:1
+ <<<<
+ CategoryInfo : ParserError: ( $objItem.Name
write-host
}

:String) [], ParseException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : TerminatorExpectedAtEndOfString

as you can see It is coming back with what to me seems an ambiguous error. If somebody got the script working, please help me.

Thanks in advance.

]]> By: Bailey http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/comment-page-1/#comment-639 Bailey Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:14:37 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/#comment-639 @Russ - Thanks, your solution did help me as I was having the same issue. @Russ – Thanks, your solution did help me as I was having the same issue.

]]> By: huvanile http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/comment-page-1/#comment-638 huvanile Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:37:31 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/#comment-638 @chris: Yep. At least, I was able to using the Powershell ISE. @chris: Yep. At least, I was able to using the Powershell ISE.

]]> By: chris http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/comment-page-1/#comment-637 chris Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:38:41 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/#comment-637 Can't I put functions at the end of the file instead of stating it up front? Can’t I put functions at the end of the file instead of stating it up front?

]]> By: Russ http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/comment-page-1/#comment-620 Russ Sun, 15 May 2011 13:01:44 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/#comment-620 Whoops! I kept getting a error page when I tried to submit a comment. I didn't realize the comments where actually accepted despite the errors mentioned on the error page I was seeing, so I kept submitting variations of my comment. Whoops!
I kept getting a error page when I tried to submit a comment. I didn’t realize the comments where actually accepted despite the errors mentioned on the error page I was seeing, so I kept submitting variations of my comment.

]]> By: Russ http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/comment-page-1/#comment-619 Russ Sun, 15 May 2011 12:54:13 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/#comment-619 I'm reading this site with Safari on a Mac. When I tried to copy and paste the ListDisk function or the ListProcessor function into a Powershell window on Parallels running Windows 7, I kept getting a double right angle bracket continuation prompt that wouldn't go away until I pressed Control C and the functions wouldn't be created. I tracked it down to a double quote character following the quoted:"root\CIMV2" That double quote character, which was different from the others, would not paste into the Powershell window and Powershell would keep expecting a ending-double-quote, and therefore repeatedly gave the double right angle bracket continuation prompt. I post this, in case anyone else runs into similar problem and something like this may be the answer. I’m reading this site with Safari on a Mac.

When I tried to copy and paste the ListDisk function or the ListProcessor function into a Powershell window on Parallels running Windows 7, I kept getting a double right angle bracket continuation prompt that wouldn’t go away until I pressed Control C and the functions wouldn’t be created.
I tracked it down to a double quote character following the quoted:”root\CIMV2″
That double quote character, which was different from the others, would not paste into the Powershell window and Powershell would keep expecting a ending-double-quote, and therefore repeatedly gave the double right angle bracket continuation prompt.
I post this, in case anyone else runs into similar problem and something like this may be the answer.

]]> By: Russ http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/comment-page-1/#comment-618 Russ Sun, 15 May 2011 12:53:25 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-functions-filters/#comment-618 I'm reading this site with Safari on a Mac. When I tried to copy and paste the ListDisk function or the ListProcessor function into a Powershell window on Parallels running Windows 7, I kept getting a double right angle bracket continuation prompt that wouldn't go away until I pressed Control C and the functions wouldn't be created. I tracked it down to a double quote character following the quoted:"root\CIMV2" <--<< That double quote character, which was different from the others, would not paste into the Powershell window and Powershell would keep expecting a ending-double-quote, and therefore repeatedly gave the double right angle bracket continuation prompt. I post this, in case anyone else runs into similar problem and something like this may be the answer. I’m reading this site with Safari on a Mac.

When I tried to copy and paste the ListDisk function or the ListProcessor function into a Powershell window on Parallels running Windows 7, I kept getting a double right angle bracket continuation prompt that wouldn’t go away until I pressed Control C and the functions wouldn’t be created.
I tracked it down to a double quote character following the quoted:”root\CIMV2″ <–<<
That double quote character, which was different from the others, would not paste into the Powershell window and Powershell would keep expecting a ending-double-quote, and therefore repeatedly gave the double right angle bracket continuation prompt.
I post this, in case anyone else runs into similar problem and something like this may be the answer.

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