Thanks.
Could you have someone fix the relevant part of About_Filter.help.txt?
Thanks
Andrew Watt MVP
On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 21:47:25 +0100, "Jacques Barathon [MS]"
<jbaratho@online.microsoft.com> wrote:
>If you want to use it with where-object, define OnlyEven as a function, not
>a filter:
>
>PS> function onlyEven {
>>> $_ %2 -eq 0
>>> }
>>>
>PS> 1..6 | where {onlyEven}
>2
>4
>6
>
>Jacques
>
>"Andrew Watt [MVP]" <SVGDeveloper@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:i5uel295kt0lbsoas2bc3d5iq1r44up4rk@4ax.com...
>>I must be doing something very basic wrong here but just can't see it.
>>
>> I'm trying to create a simple filter to filter out odd numbered
>> values.
>>
>> The code works when inside the script block of where-object.
>>
>> PS Alias:\> 1,2,3,4,5,6 | where-object {$_ % 2 -eq 0}
>> 2
>> 4
>> 6
>>
>> I copied and pasted it to the Filter definition:
>>
>> PS Alias:\> Filter OnlyEven {
>>>> $_ % 2 -eq 0
>>>> }
>>>>
>>
>> And ran it as follows (when it didn't filter).
>>
>> PS Alias:\> 1,2,3,4,5,6 | where-object {OnlyEven}
>> 1
>> 2
>> 3
>> 4
>> 5
>> 6
>>
>> However, the Filter on its own does return True and False for the
>> appropriate values.
>>
>> PS Alias:\> 1,2,3,4,5,6 | OnlyEven
>> False
>> True
>> False
>> True
>> False
>> True
>> PS Alias:\>
>>
>> What very simple thing am I missing? Why aren't the objects discarded
>> by where-object when I use the Filter name inside the script block?
>>
>> It's a niggle rather than a problem since I can just write any
>> necessary code in the script block and bypass filters altogether.
>>
>> FWIW the example in about_filter.help.txt doesn't work for me either.
>>
>> Waiting for someone to explain the "Doh!" moment to me. 
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Andrew Watt MVP